The trial of Igor Danchenko, a key source for the anti-Donald Trump dossier, ended in Danchenko’s acquittal. But a number of revelations emerged during the trial about Danchenko, dossier author Christopher Steele, and the FBI. FBI Paid Danchenko Nearly $220,000 Filings just before the trial showed Danchenko was a confidential human informant for the FBI. […]
Even before the FBI interviewed Igor Danchenko over three days in late January 2017, the agency wanted to enroll the suspected primary sub-source of the discredited Steele Dossier as a confidential source, according to a document. The document was listed as an exhibit for Danchenko’s trial by his defense but was never formerly entered into evidence, […]
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 […]
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. […]
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—The primary source for the anti-Donald Trump dossier struck an immunity agreement with the government that he breached by not fully disclosing information, special counsel John Durham said on Oct. 11. Igor Danchenko, who fed information to dossier author Christopher Steele, was employed by the FBI for years, Durham previously revealed. During that time, […]
Although Christopher Steele has been out of the news of late, there has been significant legal activity involving individuals used as sources in his dossier. A long-running lawsuit filed against Glenn Simpson and his company Fusion GPS by the owners of Alfa-Bank has now reached a critical juncture. Lawyers for the owners of Alfa-Bank have […]
The Washington-based Russian national who supplied former British intelligence officer Christopher Steele with most of the unverified claims in the infamous Russia dossier was himself investigated by the FBI on suspicions of being a spy for the Kremlin, according to documents released by Attorney General William Barr on Sept. 24. Though he is not named […]
