Special Prosecutor Durham: Danchenko's information formed the basis of accusations against Trump Trump was suspected of concealing ties with an American politician. This is reported by TASS with reference to the indictment of Special Prosecutor John Durham.
The document notes that companies in the United States and Great Britain were collecting deliberately false statements about the former American leader's ties with Moscow. In particular, ex-British intelligence officer Christopher Steele and his company in London worked on collecting information.
According to investigators, it was Danchenko who was an important source for Steele in this matter: he helped compile the dossier, and the versions “formed the basis of accusations” against Trump. In addition, the Russian analyst allegedly passed information on to a certain person who held leading positions in the structures of the Democratic Party. The name of this person is not called. Danchenko is accused of giving false testimony to the FBI: according to the investigation, the Russian “falsely stated that he had never contacted a specific person in the United States who for a long time participated in the policy of the Democratic Party” on issues of the “dossier” on Trump.
A Russian analyst living in the US state of Virginia was arrested on November 4. According to the US Department of Justice, in the period from June to November 2017, a Russian analyst allegedly reported incorrect information to the FBI five times, clarifying information about the sources of the information he passed on.