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Steele Dossier Source Igor Danchenko Acquitted of Lying to FBI
See here for interesting details from trial testimony.
[Breitbart] Igor Danchenko, the primary source for Christopher Steele’s debunked dossier, was acquitted on Tuesday of lying to the FBI, dealing a blow to Special Counsel John Durham’s investigation into the origins of Russiagate.

Danchenko faced four counts of lying to the FBI about his interactions with Sergei Millian, former head of the Russian American Chamber of Commerce. Politico reported:

Danchenko told the FBI that he received a call in July 2016 from an unidentified man who shared derogatory information about Trump. The Russian researcher said he believed the man was Millian and that the pair agreed to meet up in New York, but the man never showed.

Durham’s team argued Danchenko never contacted Millian at all and used the story for cover after he told Steele Million was the source of his information that ultimately made its way into Steele’s Democrat-funded dossier.

"There was no call with Millian and there was no call with any individual," prosecutor Michael Keilty said during closing statements. "It’s a not-to-be believed story."

However, Danchenko’s attorneys argued that "he was trying to help the FBI, and now they are prosecuting him for it."
Yes, but he was knowingly help them lie in order to undo Donald Trump’s win in the 2016 election.
Danchenko initially faced five counts of lying to the FBI, but U.S. District Judge Anthony Trenga dismissed one count on Friday at the end of the prosecution’s case-in-chief.

The four-day trial ended Tuesday after the jury deliberated for nine hours and found Danchenko not guilty on all four charges.

"While we are disappointed in the outcome, we respect the jury’s decision and thank them for their service," Durham said in a statement. "I also want to recognize and thank the investigators and the prosecution team for their dedicated efforts in seeking truth and justice in this case."

Danchenko’s case is the third criminal case Durham has brought as part of his investigation. Durham successfully received a guilty plea from FBI attorney Kevin Clinesmith for falsifying an email related to a FISA application. However, Clinesmith served no jail time and was sentenced to probation.
Posted by: Besoeker 2022-10-19
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