Trump dossier source shocked speculation portrayed as fact
2 years, 2 months ago

Trump dossier source shocked speculation portrayed as fact

Associated Press  

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A Russian-born analyst who provided the bulk of the information for a flawed dossier about former President Donald Trump told an FBI agent he was shocked and dismayed that the speculative information he provided was portrayed as fact, an agent testified Thursday. The “Steele dossier” contained numerous allegations about connections between Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and the Kremlin, and also included allegations of salacious sexual activity that Trump supposedly engaged in at a Moscow hotel. In that respect, Helson’s testimony mirrored that of the first FBI witness, analyst Brian Auten, who contradicted the prosecution theory that Danchenko fabricated interactions with one of his supposed sub-sources, Sergei Millian. Danchenko is being prosecuted by Special Counsel John Durham, who was appointed by then-Attorney General William Barr to investigate any misconduct in the FBI’s investigation of the Trump campaign and its alleged ties to Russia. They also say Danchenko lied when he told the FBI he never “talked” with a man named Charles Dolan about the allegations contained in the dossier.

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'Come on': CNN's Acosta buries GOP operative's rant about Trump-Russia probe
3 months, 3 weeks ago

'Come on': CNN's Acosta buries GOP operative's rant about Trump-Russia probe

Raw Story  

Republican operative David Urban on Monday found himself getting shut down when he complained about the so-called Steele dossier that was filled with many pieces of false intelligence suggesting a conspiracy between Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in the 2016 presidential election. "When Don Jr. and Jared Kushner and Paul Manafort are meeting with a Russian lawyer at …

'Go look it up': Dan Goldman schools GOP rep. for distorting Trump impeachments
10 months, 3 weeks ago

'Go look it up': Dan Goldman schools GOP rep. for distorting Trump impeachments

Raw Story  

Rep. Dan Goldman called out his GOP colleagues for misrepresenting Donald Trump's first impeachment. In comparing the two impeachments, Rep. Mark Green suggested the so-called Steele dossier prompted the action against Trump. Rep. Dan Bishop insisted the Steele dossier — written by a spy and alleging cooperation between Trump and Russia — was used to impeach Trump. "It started with …

Donald Trump wants to give evidence in London court to seek 'vindication' over 'false' claims in Steele dossier that included allegations he took part in 'golden showers' with Moscow prostitutes and p
1 year, 2 months ago

Donald Trump wants to give evidence in London court to seek 'vindication' over 'false' claims in Steele dossier that included allegations he took part in 'golden showers' with Moscow prostitutes and p

Daily Mail  

Donald Trump wants to give evidence in London to seek 'a vindication' over 'false' allegations he took part in 'golden showers' with Moscow prostitutes and paid bribes to Russian officials, the High Court heard today. Mr Steele, who previously ran the Secret Intelligence Service's Russia desk, was the author of the so-called Steele dossier which included allegations Mr Trump had …

"Damning" testimony from former Trump aide: He scribbled notes on classified docs
1 year, 3 months ago

"Damning" testimony from former Trump aide: He scribbled notes on classified docs

Salon  

Donald Trump's longtime assistant has told federal investigators that the former president repeatedly wrote to-do lists for her on White House documents marked as classified, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. "Michael's testimony is damning in the classified documents case," former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani told Salon, arguing that it demonstrated "Trump's knowledge that he unlawfully maintained classified …

Analyst acquitted at trial over discredited Trump dossier
2 years, 2 months ago

Analyst acquitted at trial over discredited Trump dossier

Associated Press  

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A jury on Tuesday acquitted a think tank analyst accused of lying to the FBI about his role in the creation of a discredited dossier about former President Donald Trump. The sole conviction — an FBI lawyer admitted altering an email related to the surveillance of a former Trump aide — was for conduct uncovered not by …

Witness contradicts theory against Trump dossier analyst
2 years, 2 months ago

Witness contradicts theory against Trump dossier analyst

Associated Press  

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The FBI agent who questioned a think tank analyst charged with lying to the bureau about his role in the creation of a flawed dossier about former President Donald Trump has twice testified that he believes the analyst was truthful with him, jurors heard Wednesday. Prosecutors allege that Danchenko fabricated one of his sources and obscured another …

Trial begins for analyst who was source for Trump dossier
2 years, 2 months ago

Trial begins for analyst who was source for Trump dossier

Associated Press  

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A Russian analyst who played a major role in the creation of a flawed dossier about former President Donald Trump fabricated one of his own sources and concealed the identity of another when interviewed by the FBI, prosecutors said Tuesday. The FBI interviewed Danchenko on multiple occasions in 2017 as it tried to corroborate allegations in what …

Russian analyst set to face trial on charges of lying to FBI
2 years, 2 months ago

Russian analyst set to face trial on charges of lying to FBI

Associated Press  

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Five years after the term “Steele dossier” entered the political lexicon, a think tank analyst who contributed to research about Donald Trump and Russia goes on trial Tuesday for lying to the FBI about his sources of information. Igor Danchenko is the third person to be prosecuted by Special Counsel John Durham, who was appointed to investigate …

Judge rules naughty bits off limits at Trump dossier trial
2 years, 2 months ago

Judge rules naughty bits off limits at Trump dossier trial

Associated Press  

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A federal judge ruled Tuesday that prosecutors cannot present evidence to a jury about the most salacious parts of a flawed dossier alleging connections between former President Donald Trump and Russia at an upcoming trial of an analyst who served as a primary source for that report. Special Counsel John Durham says Danchenko was a primary source …

'Nothing Trump said was accurate': CNN fact checker shreds former president's claims that Obama stole secret docs
2 years, 4 months ago

'Nothing Trump said was accurate': CNN fact checker shreds former president's claims that Obama stole secret docs

Raw Story  

On CNN Monday, fact-checker Daniel Dale criticized former President Donald Trump for spreading false claims related to his alleged retention of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago. IN OTHER NEWS: Andrew McCabe: Trump is inflaming violent followers 'because he knows the effects it will have' "And Trump is also saying they could have had these documents, all they had to do was …

Jan 6 hearings: Trump-linked lawyer compares FBI to Stasi, as ex-president’s call to Putin revealed
2 years, 5 months ago

Jan 6 hearings: Trump-linked lawyer compares FBI to Stasi, as ex-president’s call to Putin revealed

The Independent  

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DNC, Clinton campaign agree to Steele dossier funding fine
2 years, 8 months ago

DNC, Clinton campaign agree to Steele dossier funding fine

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign and the Democratic National Committee have agreed to pay $113,000 to settle a Federal Election Commission investigation into whether they violated campaign finance law by misreporting spending on research that eventually became the infamous Steele dossier. The Clinton campaign hired Perkins Coie, which then hired Fusion GPS, a research and intelligence firm, …

Analyst who aided Trump-Russia dossier charged with lying
3 years, 1 month ago

Analyst who aided Trump-Russia dossier charged with lying

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A Russian analyst who contributed to a dossier of Democratic-funded research into ties between Russia and Donald Trump was arrested Thursday on charges of lying to the FBI about his sources of information, among them a longtime supporter of Hillary Clinton. The indictment says Danchenko misled the FBI by denying that he had discussed any allegations in the …

Analyst who aided Trump-Russia dossier charged with lying
3 years, 1 month ago

Analyst who aided Trump-Russia dossier charged with lying

LA Times  

Special counsel John Durham is conducting an inquiry into the federal investigation of Russia’s interference in the 2016 election and alleged ties between Moscow and the Trump campaign. The indictment says Danchenko misled the FBI by denying that he had discussed any allegations in the dossier with a contact of his who worked as a public relations executive and was …

A key source for the infamous Trump-Russia dossier is charged with lying to the FBI
3 years, 1 month ago

A key source for the infamous Trump-Russia dossier is charged with lying to the FBI

NPR  

A key source for the infamous Trump-Russia dossier is charged with lying to the FBI Enlarge this image toggle caption Jose Luis Magana/AP Jose Luis Magana/AP A Russian national who was a key source of information used in the 2016 dossier of allegations about Donald Trump's alleged ties to Russia has been arrested and indicted on accusations that he lied …

Lawyer charged in probe of Trump-Russia investigation
3 years, 3 months ago

Lawyer charged in probe of Trump-Russia investigation

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The prosecutor tasked with examining the U.S. government’s investigation into Russian election interference charged a prominent cybersecurity lawyer on Thursday with making a false statement to the FBI five years ago. The indictment accuses Michael Sussmann of hiding that he was working with Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign during a September 2016 conversation he had with the FBI’s general …

Former federal prosecutor charged in Durham’s Russia inquiry with making false statement to FBI
3 years, 3 months ago

Former federal prosecutor charged in Durham’s Russia inquiry with making false statement to FBI

LA Times  

Special counsel John Durham has worked for 2½ years examining the U.S. government’s investigation into Russia’s interference in U.S. elections. The indictment accuses Michael Sussmann of hiding that he was working with Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign during a September 2016 conversation he had with the FBI’s general counsel, when he relayed concerns from cybersecurity researchers about potentially suspicious contacts between …

A New Report Adds Evidence That Trump Was a Russian Asset
54 years, 11 months ago

A New Report Adds Evidence That Trump Was a Russian Asset

Slate  

Donald Trump was a tool in a long-running Russian campaign to weaken the United States. It argues, to the contrary, that Beijing saw Trump as a weaker adversary because he “would alienate US partners,” whereas Biden “would pose a greater challenge over the long run because he would be more successful in mobilizing a global alliance against China.” As to …

Trump campaign’s Russia contacts ‘grave’ threat, Senate says
4 years, 4 months ago

Trump campaign’s Russia contacts ‘grave’ threat, Senate says

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Trump campaign’s interactions with Russian intelligence services during the 2016 presidential election posed a “grave” counterintelligence threat, a Senate panel concluded Tuesday as it detailed how associates of Donald Trump had regular contact with Russians and expected to benefit from the Kremlin’s help. A Manafort lawyer, Kevin Downing, said Tuesday that information sealed at the request of …

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