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Emrys

(7,372 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.

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
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