ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A judge on Friday tossed out one of five counts against a think-tank analyst charged with lying to the FBI about his role in the creation of a flawed dossier about former President Donald Trump. Defense attorneys argued that Danchenko’s response was literally true because they did not talk orally, and the question the FBI agent asked …
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 …
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 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 …