Judge Rejects Efforts to Free F.B.I. Informant Who Lied About Hunter Biden
The Trump administration had signaled it might try to undo the guilty plea and six-year prison sentence for Alexander Smirnov.
Smirnov, Alexander (Informant)
Justice Dept. Lobbies for Release of Ex-F.B.I. Informant Accused of Lying About Bidens
It was the latest in a series of moves to scrap or soften punishments against President Trump’s supporters, including members of the violent mob that attacked the Capitol.