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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsStill no photo of Alexander Smirnov. But here's an interesting coincidence
If you can see Twitter, note the woman on the left in the photo:
Link to tweet
If you can't see, here's a link to the same photo on Getty images:
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/alexander-smirnov-center-a-confidential-human-source-with-news-photo/2033879634
She also appears in this CNN video:
Her name is Linor Shefer. She is Alexander Smirnov's cousin. according to the LA Times and (ugh) The Daily Mail.
Linor Shefer works for Dezer Development, according to the Daily Mail article, her LinkedIn bio and her bio page on realtor dot com.
Guess who built Trump Towers in Miami? Dezer Development. Michael Dezer and TFG are tight and Alexander Smirnov's cousin, Linor Shefer works for Dezer.
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Still no photo of Alexander Smirnov. But here's an interesting coincidence (Original Post)
blogslug
Feb 2024
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RockRaven
(18,929 posts)1. Not a coincidence as the term is commonly (though perhaps errantly) used
global1
(26,468 posts)2. Oh - The Webs We Weave.....nt
Cha
(317,696 posts)3. Thanks.. that was interesting until I turned it off when they
were going to bring on a shit "republican".
Cha
(317,696 posts)4. Hey maybe this will be a lesson to those
who think about lying to the FBI or in Court?
moof
(3,391 posts)5. Isn't this him ? posted by Emrys
Reply 30 by emrys
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100218707404#post30
Emrys
(8,975 posts)13. It seems it is him.

But see my caveats at my reply 33 on that thread.
OTOH, the Daily Mail claims these are court artist drawings of him:


From here: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13127649/Russian-FBI-informant-Alexander-Smirnov-pleads-NOT-GUILTY-lying-Joe-Hunter-Biden-corruption-scheme-federal-court-hearing-California.html
malaise
(294,130 posts)6. Why is there no mug shot? N/t
onenote
(46,054 posts)10. Because mug shots are not released to the public by federal authorities. Haven't been for years.
malaise
(294,130 posts)11. Thanks n/t
SoFlaBro
(3,741 posts)7. Of course Pol Potbelly is tied up in all of this fuckery.
usregimechange
(18,594 posts)8. It's been years in the making
lastlib
(27,785 posts)9. "....by the company they keep..." n/t
2naSalit
(100,952 posts)12. Heh...
Hekate
(100,133 posts)14. Very interesting indeed
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