After Smirnov was ordered released by a magistrate judge on Tuesday, Special counsel David Weiss petitioned Judge Otis Wright to detain Smirnov. "He has access to over $6 million in liquid funds...to live comfortably overseas for the rest of his life," As an Israeli-American citizen, Weiss said Smirnov could easily obtain a new passport and leave the country.
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