Danchenko was a key source of information used by former British intelligence operative Christopher Steele in a dossier that alleged Trump was compromised by ties to Russia ahead of the 2016 election. The indictment unsealed Thursday specifically faults Danchenko for contributing information that became part of the FBI's foreign intelligence surveillance warrants on Page. The call with the chamber of commerce president was a reason the Steele dossier noted a "well-developed conspiracy of cooperation" between the Trump campaign and Russia. But so far, Durham's two-year probe into the FBI's Russia investigation hasn't brought about the cases Republicans hoped it would. The most recent grand jury subpoenas for documents came after Durham charged Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann with lying to the FBI in a September 2016 meeting.

Source: CNN November 05, 2021 04:21 UTC