Washington: A Russia Analyst who provided information for a dossier of research used during Trump-Russia The Justice Department said Thursday that the arrest has been made by US authorities as part of an ongoing special counsel investigation.
igor danchenko is the third person, and the second person to face charges in a span of two months, in special counsel John DurhamInvestigating the origins of the Russia investigation.
Danchenko served as a source for Christopher Steele, a former British spy who was paid by the Democrats to investigate relations between Russia and Donald. trump During the 2016 presidential campaign. The research was used by the FBI as it applied for and received a surveillance warrant targeting a former Trump campaign aide.
Political allegations have been leveled at both the dossier and the Durham investigation. Trump’s Justice Department appointed Durham because Trump claimed the investigation into campaign ties with Russia was a witch hunt and pointed to dossiers, some of which have been unproven or discredited, as evidence of an unfair investigation.
But the dossier had no role in launching the Trump-Russia investigation and the special adviser robert muller Suspicious links were eventually found between Trump’s campaign and Russia, but there was not enough evidence to pursue criminal charges. Democrats see the Durham investigation as politically motivated, but the Biden administration hasn’t stopped it.
It was not immediately clear what charges Danchenko could face. But it will be the third criminal action brought by Durham, following a September indictment of a cybersecurity lawyer accused of making false statements to the FBI and a plea of guilty last year by an FBI attorney who talked about altering an email. was accepted.
Justice Department spokesman Wayne Hornbuckle confirmed Danchenko’s arrest, which was first reported by The New York Times.
igor danchenko is the third person, and the second person to face charges in a span of two months, in special counsel John DurhamInvestigating the origins of the Russia investigation.
Danchenko served as a source for Christopher Steele, a former British spy who was paid by the Democrats to investigate relations between Russia and Donald. trump During the 2016 presidential campaign. The research was used by the FBI as it applied for and received a surveillance warrant targeting a former Trump campaign aide.
Political allegations have been leveled at both the dossier and the Durham investigation. Trump’s Justice Department appointed Durham because Trump claimed the investigation into campaign ties with Russia was a witch hunt and pointed to dossiers, some of which have been unproven or discredited, as evidence of an unfair investigation.
But the dossier had no role in launching the Trump-Russia investigation and the special adviser robert muller Suspicious links were eventually found between Trump’s campaign and Russia, but there was not enough evidence to pursue criminal charges. Democrats see the Durham investigation as politically motivated, but the Biden administration hasn’t stopped it.
It was not immediately clear what charges Danchenko could face. But it will be the third criminal action brought by Durham, following a September indictment of a cybersecurity lawyer accused of making false statements to the FBI and a plea of guilty last year by an FBI attorney who talked about altering an email. was accepted.
Justice Department spokesman Wayne Hornbuckle confirmed Danchenko’s arrest, which was first reported by The New York Times.
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