Category: Igor Danchenko

Special Counsel Durham Takes Aim at FBI in Closing Arguments in Danchenko Trial

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—FBI agents investigating the anti-Donald Trump dossier should have done a better job investigating the truthfulness of its source, special counsel John Durham said in closing arguments for the source’s trial on Oct. 17. FBI agents should have performed a “detailed review” of Igor Danchenko, the source, and his statements, including a behavioral assessment,…


FBI Officials Blocked Investigation Into Dossier Source With Russian Links: Testimony

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—An FBI supervisory agent and former bureau analyst both say they were prevented from opening an investigation into a longtime Democratic operative’s relationships with Russians and key players in assembling the anti-Donald Trump dossier authored by former British spy Christopher Steele. FBI special agent Amy Anderson and former FBI counterintelligence expert Brittany Hertzog wanted…


Judge Acquits Steele Dossier Source on One Count, Jurors to Decide on Rest

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—A U.S. judge tossed one of the five counts against a key source for the anti-Donald Trump Steele dossier on Oct. 14, ruling that prosecutors did not present enough evidence for jurors to consider the charge. U.S. District Judge Anthony Trenga, a George W. Bush appointee, ruled that Igor Danchenko, the source, did not…


Another Dossier Source Viewed Clinton Favorably and Other Key Moments From Day 3 of Danchenko’s Trial

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Key moments in the third day of the trial of Igor Danchenko, a key source for the anti-Donald Trump dossier by his own admission, included the revelation that another person connected with the dossier was supportive of Trump’s political rival Hillary Clinton. Clinton helped fund the dossier, which was compiled by ex-British spy Christopher…


FBI Paid Steele Dossier Source $220K for Three Years of Informant Work

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—The FBI paid the primary source of the notorious debunked Steele dossier nearly $220,000 between March 2017 and October 2020 to be a “confidential human source” for the bureau. And Russian business analyst Igor Danchenko was worth every penny of it, FBI special agent Kevin Helson said during the third day of testimony on Oct….


FBI Paid Steele Dossier Source $220,000 for Three Years of Informant Work

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—The FBI paid the primary source of the notorious debunked Steele dossier nearly $220,000 between March 2017 and October 2020 to be a “confidential human source” for the bureau. And Russian business analyst Igor Danchenko was worth every penny of it, FBI special agent Kevin Helson said during the third day of testimony on Oct….


Clinton Associate Testifies He Lied About Claim That Made Its Way Into Dossier

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—A longtime associate of the Clinton family admitted under oath on Oct. 13 that he lied when he said he spoke to a Republican friend about GOP drama. “I lied. I got it off cable news,” Charles Dolan, the associate, testified during Igor Danchenko’s criminal trial in U.S. court in Virginia. Dolan provided information…


Alleged Source for Steele Dossier Raised Issues With Statements by Another Alleged Source: Official

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—An alleged source for the anti-Donald Trump dossier told FBI agents in 2017 that statements made by another alleged dossier source weren’t accurate, an FBI official testified in federal court on Oct. 12. Olga Galkina, a Russian citizen and communications adviser, contradicted statements from Igor Danchenko, another Russian national, during an August 2017 interview with…


Alleged Source for Steele Dossier Raised Issues With Statements by Igor Dancheko: FBI Official

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—An alleged source for the anti-Donald Trump dossier told FBI agents in 2017 that statements made by another alleged dossier source weren’t accurate, an FBI official testified in federal court on Oct. 12. Olga Galkina, a Russian citizen and communications adviser, contradicted statements from Igor Danchenko, another Russian national, during an August 2017 interview with…


Crossfire Hurricane FBI Analyst Battered by Both Sides in Danchenko Trial

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Russian business analyst Igor Danchenko may be the defendant, but the government’s first witness called to testify against him often appeared to be the one on trial during the first two days of often confounding and dense deliberations delving into the dusky origins of the debunked Steele Dossier. FBI supervisory counterintelligence analyst Brian Auten…