https://www.huffpost.com/entry/alexander-smirnov-re-arrested-in-nevada-as-prosecutors-argue-flight-risk_n_65d8afa7e4b0cc1f2f7b81c0
Former FBI informant Alexander Smirnov was arrested again in Nevada on Thursday, two days after a federal judge released him from custody on charges of telling the FBI lies about President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden.
The disgraced ex-informant had been a key witness for congressional Republicans bent on impeaching the president — an inquiry that now lies in tatters.
Smirnov was re-arrested during a morning meeting in Las Vegas with his lawyers, who swiftly filed an emergency motion for his release.
The attorneys say the re-arrest was unwarranted given that law enforcement was not serving a different warrant; they say their client was taken into custody on the exact charges as on Feb. 14.
Following a hearing on Tuesday, a federal judge agreed to release Smirnov from custody on certain conditions — such as GPS monitoring — and he was set free. His attorneys say he has not even had a chance to leave the county.
And hopefully he won’t either. Although I’m sure Vlad would welcome him!
-greenman
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