00:00 A judge in Nevada has released pending trial a former FBI informant accused of concocting
00:07 a bribery scheme involving US President Biden and his son Hunter. The scheme involves the
00:13 payment of $5 million from a private Ukrainian oil and gas company Burisma to the US President
00:20 and his son. The accused, Alexander Smirnoff, has been released on bail with an electronic
00:26 bracelet attached. Smirnoff, arrested last Thursday in Las Vegas, admitted people linked
00:31 to the Russian secret services were involved in the scheme and prosecutors asked that he
00:36 remain in prison. Smirnoff must not leave Clark County and is prohibited from applying
00:41 for a new passport.
00:42 [WHOOSH]
