Igor Danchenko, Source of Steele Dossier, Acquitted In Blow To Durham
A Virginia federal jury found Igor Danchenko, a key source for the so-called Steele dossier of phony dirt on former President Trump, not guilty on all four remaining counts of lying to the FBI Tuesday.
The verdict, which came after just one day of deliberations, was a blow to Special Counsel John Durham, who was tasked with finding the origins of the Trump-Russia collusion investigation. The dossier, which contained derogatory information on Trump that was never corroborated, was put together by former British spy Christopher Steele for operatives of Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign and then passed on to the FBI.
In closing arguments Monday, Durham indicated that he believed the FBI had bungled the Trump-Russia probe that hamstrung the 45th president’s administration for nearly three years, but said Danchenko’s lies had played a role.
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