GottaLaff , 4 months ago (edited 4 months ago)

Via Klasfeld:

Judge says #Smirnov's counsel sought emerg hearing seeking his release — "likely to facilitate his absconding from US.

Wild 2 pg order #legal

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cacd.915062/gov.uscourts.cacd.915062.27.0_2.pdf

UPDATE via Joyce Vance:

Last night we learned DOJ re-arrested Smirnov after his release. Now we know why. A California judge seems to be suggesting his lawyers are complicit in his efforts to flee, in a remarkable line ordering detention for the FBI source whose lies propelled Biden impeachment efforts