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U.S. indicts Russian analyst who contributed to ‘Steele dossier’ -Breaking

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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO – A man stands behind the textured glass of an address that has been identified as belonging to Christopher Steele (a former British intelligence officer), who was named in an intelligence dossier pertaining to President-elect Donald Trump.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters] – A U.S. grand jury indicted the Russian national who helped to compile the dossier titled “Steele” that suggested possible ties between Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign and Russia. This was announced by a special prosecutor.

Five counts are being brought against Analyst Igor Danchenko for making false statements about sources to FBI regarding the materials he provided to a British company that created the dossier. John Durham was the Special Prosecutor assigned by Trump’s Justice Department.

Danchenko was scheduled to appear before the court on Thursday.

According to the indictment, Danchenko made falsified statements about sources for certain information that he gave to Durham’s British investigative company between June 2017 and November 2017.

Sources indicated to Reuters that the company was linked to Christopher Steele, a former British intelligence officer.

The FBI and other media outlets were sent the dossier before the 2016 elections. It included still unproven allegations that Russia knew embarrassing details about Donald Trump, his campaign staff, and that Moscow had been working in the background to beat Hillary Clinton.

Indictment claims Danchenko falsely stated information that he received anonymously from someone who suggested the Kremlin could have helped Trump win. According to the indictment, Danchenko knew that the information was not true.

Danchenko’s lawyer did not respond immediately to our request for comment.

Two people familiar with Durham’s activities claimed that he issued subpoenas to obtain evidence from many sources, including Fusion GPS, the Washington, D.C.-based investigations firm which commissioned it.

Steele, a British intelligence officer from the past, prepared Fusion GPS’ dossier. He was working at a law office that represented Clinton and the Democratic Party.

Steele did not respond to an email message.

A source who was familiar with Durham’s activities stated that Fusion GPS wasn’t a target for Durham’s investigations. Steele had previously declined https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-steele/british-ex-spy-will-not-talk-to-u-s-prosecutor-examining-trump-probe-origins-source-idUSKCN1SY20K to cooperate with investigators working for Durham.

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