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Special Counsel Team Gives Update on Evidence Not Offered by DOJ Inspector General’s Office

Special Counsel John Durham’s team said in a court filing Friday offered additional context on a previous filing that described how the team learned of evidence in the possession of the Department of Justice’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) that was seemingly withheld from investigators. The evidence, which includes two cellphones used by former FBI lawyer…


Durham Court Filing Reveals DOJ Inspector General Horowitz Withheld Key Evidence From Special Counsel

News analysis A new court filing by special counsel John Durham reveals that Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General Michael Horowitz concealed crucial information from Durham in connection with the ongoing prosecution of Michael Sussmann, a former attorney to Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign.  The filing also reveals that Horowitz failed to disclose that his…


DOJ: John Durham Investigation Has Cost $3.8 Million

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday revealed that special counsel John Durham’s investigation into the origins of the FBI’s Russia probe has cost about $3.8 million over its first year. Most of the spending occurred between April 1 and Sept. 30 of this year, with $2.3 million doled out in that timeframe, according to…


Members From Clinton’s 2016 Campaign May be Called to Testify in Special Counsel Probe: Durham

People who worked for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign could be called to testify in court cases stemming from a probe of the Russia-Trump counterintelligence investigation, according to a recent court filing. The disclosure from Special Counsel John Durham’s team came as they tried to convince a judge to explore potential conflicts of interest involving…


Kash’s Corner: Connecting the Dots on the Origins of the Steele Dossier

“Just let that sit for a second. The guy who wrote the Steele dossier and was paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to do it—Christopher Steele—by the DNC and Hillary campaign was introduced to a sub-source by Fiona Hill, the very lady who went into the Trump White House and then conjured up the Ukraine…


Durham Investigation: Main ‘Steele Dossier’ Source Pleads Not Guilty to Lying to FBI

The former Brookings Institution Russia analyst accused of providing false information in the controversial and widely discredited Steele dossier entered a plea of not guilty, days after he was indicted by special prosecutor John Durham. Igor Danchenko pleaded not guilty on five counts of making false statements to the FBI, entering his plea before Judge…


‘Many’ More Durham Indictments Likely in Connection to Steele Dossier: Former Director of National Intelligence

Former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe said he expects special counsel John Durham’s team to indict more suspects in connection to the origins of the Trump-Russia probe and the discredited Steele dossier. Last week, a grand jury empaneled by Durham indicted Russia analyst Igor Danchenko, who previously worked for the left-leaning Brookings Institution, for…


Durham Indictment of Danchenko Reveals Role of Clinton Advisor in Dossier Creation

News analysis Igor Danchenko, the primary source for Christopher Steele’s dossier, has been indicted on a five-count charge of making false statements to the FBI in the Eastern District of Virginia. The indictment and arrest of Danchenko was confirmed in a statement issued by the Office of Special Counsel John Durham, who noted that his…


Durham Grand Jury Indicts ‘Steele Dossier’ Source Igor Danchenko

An analyst who was a source for the infamous 2016 “Steele dossier” that contained allegations against then-presidential candidate Donald Trump has been arrested on charges stemming from special counsel John Durham’s investigation. A grand jury indictment issued in a federal court in Virginia charges Igor Danchenko, a Russian analyst, with five counts of false statements….


Durham Grand Jury Indicts ‘Steele Dossier’ Source Igor Dachenko

An analyst who was a source for the infamous 2016 “Steele dossier” that contained allegations against then-candidate Donald Trump has been arrested on charges stemming from special counsel John Durham’s investigation. A grand jury indictment issued in federal court in Virginia charges Igor Danchenko with five counts of false statements. The case was brought as…