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Are there Any pictures Of Alexander Smirnov? (Original Post) WiVoter Feb 2024 OP
I heard mention of this "no photos of Smirnov" on MSNBC last night... Drum Feb 2024 #1
I heard he was a popular comedian in Russia. His stage name is... Jakov Smirnov TheBlackAdder Feb 2024 #25
I binged Alexander Smirnov and got pages of a prominent Russian figure skater in an image search. nt PufPuf23 Feb 2024 #2
there was a Smirnov who won $9K of Trump Sneakers in Philadelphia Captain Zero Feb 2024 #24
Sounds suspicious. Bluethroughu Feb 2024 #27
Natasha, she lose Boris?? :) n/t BlueGreenLady Feb 2024 #3
I'm pretty sure the FBI has photos FakeNoose Feb 2024 #4
......... JohnSJ Feb 2024 #5
Ironically... Smirnoff vodka is made in the USA... in Illinois. WarGamer Feb 2024 #12
Smirnoff Vodka Aims Top Shelf Snark at Probe of Trump Team Russia Ties Brother Buzz Feb 2024 #20
Releasing pictures moondust Feb 2024 #6
by putin, you mean? NJCher Feb 2024 #7
Yes, and maybe others moondust Feb 2024 #9
Frank Figluzzi (sp?) said on Lawrence NJCher Feb 2024 #28
Is Alexander Smirnov even his real nme? DBoon Feb 2024 #8
Smirnov has more to fear from Putin than the FBI dlk Feb 2024 #10
I googled it and found a lot of people with that name MagickMuffin Feb 2024 #11
snapped this off TV NJCher Feb 2024 #13
I've seen a couple of sources canetoad Feb 2024 #18
your pic Celerity Feb 2024 #21
Thanks Cel! canetoad Feb 2024 #22
. Carlitos Brigante Feb 2024 #14
Here is the best that I have found LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2024 #15
Former FBI informant Alexander Smirnov, center, leaves the courthouse on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, in Las Vegas. Celerity Feb 2024 #16
Here's what we know about Alexander Smirnov dalton99a Feb 2024 #17
I wonder, then, if that's his cousin Linor with him NJCher Feb 2024 #29
From ABC Au canetoad Feb 2024 #19
the guy I posted above is the special prosecutor NJCher Feb 2024 #23
Seems a little shady but I guess Repubicans never had a clue. dgauss Feb 2024 #26
Here he is Emrys Feb 2024 #30
Well done! SleeplessinSoCal Feb 2024 #31
And there he is... Think. Again. Feb 2024 #32
Alexander Smirnov isn't a rare name, as those who've Googled him will know. Emrys Feb 2024 #33
Don't they issue orange crocs in jails? Think. Again. Feb 2024 #34
Just check the meet and greets of the current House leadership. Hugin Feb 2024 #35

Drum

(9,295 posts)
1. I heard mention of this "no photos of Smirnov" on MSNBC last night...
Wed Feb 21, 2024, 04:20 PM
Feb 2024

…maybe Jen Psaki? Kind of alarming, and very suspicious. Hopefully pic(s) will surface soon. 🙏

Captain Zero

(7,026 posts)
24. there was a Smirnov who won $9K of Trump Sneakers in Philadelphia
Thu Feb 22, 2024, 12:28 AM
Feb 2024

Is this the same guy ?

There was a picture of the Smirvov guy who won shoes.

Bluethroughu

(5,265 posts)
27. Sounds suspicious.
Thu Feb 22, 2024, 12:55 AM
Feb 2024

Why would anyone want one pair, and how do you win 9k of those traitor shoes?

Looks like money laundering.

MagickMuffin

(16,113 posts)
11. I googled it and found a lot of people with that name
Wed Feb 21, 2024, 04:49 PM
Feb 2024


I would have posted pics, however, not sure which is the republicans personal spy.


NJCher

(36,169 posts)
13. snapped this off TV
Wed Feb 21, 2024, 05:25 PM
Feb 2024

Last edited Thu Feb 22, 2024, 12:16 AM - Edit history (1)



On edit: just learned on Stephanie Ruhle's show that this is David Weiss, the special prosecutor.

canetoad

(17,324 posts)
18. I've seen a couple of sources
Wed Feb 21, 2024, 09:58 PM
Feb 2024

That say he is 43.

There's a pic on this page (can't link to image) that, albeit wearing mask & face covering, looks like a much younger man that the one you pictured.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-21/alexander-smirnov-fbi-informant-joe-hunter-biden-burisma-alleged/103494586
I hope he's in the FBI dungeon somewhere, being flipped like an egg.

canetoad

(17,324 posts)
22. Thanks Cel!
Wed Feb 21, 2024, 10:24 PM
Feb 2024

At first I couldn't be bothered, then put it up (below). It's worth seeing - different to the other news pix.

Celerity

(44,610 posts)
16. Former FBI informant Alexander Smirnov, center, leaves the courthouse on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, in Las Vegas.
Wed Feb 21, 2024, 09:17 PM
Feb 2024

dalton99a

(82,133 posts)
17. Here's what we know about Alexander Smirnov
Wed Feb 21, 2024, 09:42 PM
Feb 2024
Here’s what we know about Alexander Smirnov, who is appearing in court today

Smirnov is 43 years old and has no prior criminal history.
He has hired the high-powered Las Vegas law firm of Chesnoff & Schonfeld. Chesnoff was law partners with Oscar Goodman before Goodman’s entrance into politics. His celebrity clients range from Paris Hilton to Mike Tyson to former Las Vegas Raider Henry Ruggs.
He’s currently being housed in a federal detention facility in Pahrump.
Smirnov holds an Israeli passport in addition to his U.S. passport, which was seized by federal authorities.
He is charged with making false statements to a government agent and falsifying records in a federal investigation.
Smirnov has served as a confidential FBI informant for several years, and the violations stem from events in 2020.
He’s in a long-term relationship with his “significant other,” Las Vegas resident Diana Lavrenyuk. They live in Levrenyuk’s home, purchased two years ago when she moved from California.
Smirnov has “significant medical issues related to his eyes,” and has had seven surgeries in the past year, requiring ongoing care and daily medication.
He has a close relationship with a cousin in Florida, Linor Shefer, who is expected to be in Las Vegas for his court appearance.

https://www.8newsnow.com/news/heres-what-we-know-about-alexander-smirnov-who-is-appearing-in-court-today/

NJCher

(36,169 posts)
29. I wonder, then, if that's his cousin Linor with him
Thu Feb 22, 2024, 01:09 AM
Feb 2024

Also, I wonder if the black material over his eyes has to do with the eye problem he has.

Maybe he can't see the light of day.

The other two are trying to disguise themselves, as well. This says to me that they all perceive a threat and that threat will most logically come from putin.

NJCher

(36,169 posts)
23. the guy I posted above is the special prosecutor
Thu Feb 22, 2024, 12:15 AM
Feb 2024

just learned this on Stephanie Ruhle's show. His name is David Weiss.

I'm going to edit my post above.

Emrys

(7,370 posts)
30. Here he is
Thu Feb 22, 2024, 02:08 AM
Feb 2024


Screencap from here (excuse Twitter):




Ed Krassenstein
@EdKrassen

WOW!

You may remember that last week, we learned that Special Counsel David Weiss charged one of the GOP’s star witnesses against Joe Biden, former FBI informant Alexander Smirnov, with lying about financial ties between Joe Biden, Hunter Biden and Burisma.

Now we learn that Weiss says that Smirnov “had contact with Russian intelligence agencies.”

Is it me, or do Republicans in Congress always seem to be working with the Russians on something? Perhaps that’s why they are so against helping Ukraine?

[Twitter video]

SleeplessinSoCal

(9,317 posts)
31. Well done!
Mon Feb 26, 2024, 06:10 PM
Feb 2024

It is astonishing how photos of him seem non-existent. Lazy press? How can you get that screenshot on Google search? Maybe the press will pick up on it.

Think. Again.

(10,364 posts)
32. And there he is...
Tue Feb 27, 2024, 05:49 AM
Feb 2024

Well done!

It seems that the idea of "there are no pictures of smirnoff!" is some kind of red herring being put out there by the media for some devious reason.

Emrys

(7,370 posts)
33. Alexander Smirnov isn't a rare name, as those who've Googled him will know.
Tue Feb 27, 2024, 09:25 AM
Feb 2024

There are perils in identification via social media, and even the MSM can get things wrong. The video clip subtitles his name with a slightly different spelling, understandable in the ways transliteration of Russian to English varies, then goes on to spell it Smirnov in the same item.

The face looks older than I'd expect from what little one can see in the swaddled perp walk pics.

I offer it with the best of intentions, but we know how they can work out. Presumably we'll have a definitive identification and clear mugshot in the fulness of time.

One thing we can probably safely say from the perp walk pics is that he wears orange crocs. That must narrow down the field a bit.

Hugin

(33,460 posts)
35. Just check the meet and greets of the current House leadership.
Tue Feb 27, 2024, 01:24 PM
Feb 2024

I am confident he’s all over the place.

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