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The defendant decided in 2020 to exploit the position of trust he enjoyed with the FBI in order to provide false information about one of the candidates for president of the United States in an attempt to influence the outcome of the election,
prosecutors wrote in a court filing, referring to Joe Biden’s 2020 campaign In committing his crimes he betrayed the United States, a country that showed him nothing but generosity, including conferring on him the greatest honor it can bestow, citizenship,
Justice Department special counsel David Weiss’ team wrote in court papers Mr. Smirnov has learned a very grave lesson and proffers to this Honorable Court that he will not find himself on this side of the law again,
attorneys Richard Schonfeld and David Chesnoff told the judge in court papers The president's son got away with it,
Chesnoff said ... according to Courthouse News Service The Defendant is a liar and a tax cheat,
We're in a society now of disinformation and misinformation. You've really got to be watching and on the watch when information comes in and validating and verifying it."
Steve Laycock, a former FBI executive assistant director said last year when the charges came to light He repaid the trust the United States placed in him...by attempting to interfere in a presidential election,
special counsel David Weiss' team wrote in court papers
