What was Smirnov charged with? Bribery? Blackmail? Of who(m)? When? How? Where?
Don't confindential HUMINT sources usually have access to FIE sources?
My understanding (I only say that because I don't want to look it up and post it for the 3rd graders in here that won't believe it otehrwise, then will ignore it) but he was allowed to actually break the law in perfomrance of his duties as a confidential informant.
This whole thing stinks to high heavan of dimocrap scum underhandedness. They are, afterall, scum and everybody knows it. Even the people that vote for them know they're scum.