News analysis Igor Danchenko, the primary source for Christopher Steele’s dossier, has been indicted on a five-count charge of making false statements to the FBI in the Eastern District of Virginia. The indictment and arrest of Danchenko was confirmed in a statement issued by the Office of Special Counsel John Durham, who noted that his “investigation is ongoing.” Danchenko is the third person to be arrested as part of Durham’s ongoing probe into the origins of the FBI’s investigation into alleged ties between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin. Former FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith was convicted of doctoring a document in relation to the FBI obtaining a FISA warrant on Trump campaign adviser Carter Page. Former Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann pleaded not guilty last month to a charge of lying to the FBI while allegedly attempting to induce the FBI to investigate a false Russia conspiracy theory. Danchenko’s …
Durham Indictment of Danchenko Reveals Role of Clinton Advisor in Dossier Creation
November 5, 2021
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