However, the FBI reportedly did not share Danchenko’s concerns with the Justice Department. “Who knows, what if it’s not particularly accurate? Is it just a rumor or is there more to it?” “Even raw intelligence from credible sources, I take it with a grain of salt,” Danchenko said. After the 2016 election, the dossier was found to have included a number of unverified or erroneous claims and Steele was accused of peddling the Russian election interference hoax to undermine Trump’s campaign with his dossier, which was funded by the Clinton campaign through its law firm Perkins Coie.ĭuring an interview with the FBI, Danchenko suggested that even he was skeptical of some of the contents included in the dossier. The allegation that Trump colluded with Russia and “accepted a regular flow of intelligence from the Kremlin, including on his Democratic and other political rivals,” stemmed from the dossier by former British intelligence agent Christopher Steele. “The information purportedly conveyed by the anonymous caller included the allegation that there were communications ongoing between the Trump campaign and Russian officials and that the caller had indicated the Kremlin might be of help in getting Trump elected,” Durham’s office said in a statement. He allegedly denied that he had spoken with a particular individual about material information contained in one of the “Company Reports,” knowing that was untrue, on June 15, 2017.įour other counts involve statements made to FBI agents on March 16, 2017, May 18, 2017, Octoand Novemabout information he “purportedly had received from an anonymous caller who he believed to be a particular individual, when in truth and in fact he knew that was untrue,” Durham’s office said. investigative firm in 2017 that was later passed to the FBI. Danchenko is accused of having made false statements regarding the sources of some information that he provided to a U.K.

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