Ex-FBI informant pleads guilty to lying about Joe and Hunter Biden

Alexander Smirnov admits lying about Bidens' links to fake bribery scheme that played key role in impeachment effort

A former FBI informant pleaded guilty on Monday to lying about a phony bribery scheme purportedly involving Joe Biden and his son Hunter that became central to an attempt to impeach the president in Congress.

Alexander Smirnov entered his plea to a felony charge in connection with the bogus story, along with a tax evasion charge stemming from a separate indictment accusing him of concealing millions of dollars of income.