The trial of Igor Danchenko, the sub-source for the discredited Steele Dossier, was acquitted on four charges of lying to the FBI. Andrew McCarthy at National Review writes that the verdict is a blow to Russiagate special counsel John Durham, but it's of secondary importance:

From a public-interest standpoint, far more consequential was the prosecution’s proof of egregious misconduct on the part of the FBI in “Crossfire Hurricane” (the bureau’s codename for the Trump-Russia investigation). I discussed that in more detail here and here.

Clearly, Durham’s four-year investigation has concluded that the claim that Trump colluded with the Kremlin was a political smear concocted by the Hillary Clinton campaign, and that the FBI was a willing collaborator in peddling it, including to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) in four sworn applications — between October 2016 and June 2017 — that were predicated in substantial part on the “dossier” compiled by former British spy Christopher Steele, with Danchenko’s assistance.

Steele’s work was sponsored by the Clinton campaign through two intermediaries — Clinton’s lawyer Marc Elias hired the information firm Fusion GPS, which in turn retained Steele, who recruited Danchenko. The FBI knew that Steele was virulently anti-Trump, and that his faux intelligence reports were unverified political-opposition research. Bombshell evidence in the trial established that the bureau offered to pay Steele $1 million if he could prove his outlandish anti-Trump allegations, but he could not. Nevertheless, the FBI relied on Steele’s claims in applying under oath for surveillance warrants from the FISC.

Durham is expected to produce a final report within the next 6 months or so.

The trial of Igor Danchenko, the sub-source for the discredited Steele Dossier, was acquitted on four charges of lying to the FBI. Andrew McCarthy at <a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/2022/10/steele-dossier-source-igor-danchenko-acquitted-but-stain-of-fbi-conduct-remains/">National Review writes</a> that the verdict is a blow to Russiagate special counsel John Durham, but it's of secondary importance:
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From a public-interest standpoint, far more consequential was the prosecution’s proof of egregious misconduct on the part of the FBI in “Crossfire Hurricane” (the bureau’s codename for the Trump-Russia investigation). I discussed that in more detail <a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/durham-in-danchenko-trial-the-elephant-in-the-room-is-the-fbi/" data-testid="dynamic-link">here</a> and <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/10/17/kudos-to-john-durham-for-exposing-the-truth-of-russiagate/" data-testid="standard-link">here</a>.
Clearly, Durham’s four-year investigation has concluded that the claim that Trump colluded with the Kremlin was a political smear concocted by the Hillary Clinton campaign, and that the <a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2022/06/27/russiagate-misunderstood/" data-testid="dynamic-link">FBI was a willing collaborator</a> in peddling it, including to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) in four sworn applications — between October 2016 and June 2017 — that were predicated in substantial part on the “dossier” compiled by former British spy Christopher Steele, with Danchenko’s assistance.
Steele’s work was sponsored by the Clinton campaign through two intermediaries — Clinton’s lawyer Marc Elias hired the information firm Fusion GPS, which in turn retained Steele, who recruited Danchenko. The FBI knew that Steele was virulently anti-Trump, and that his faux intelligence reports were unverified political-opposition research. Bombshell evidence in the trial established that <a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/2022/10/durham-witness-drops-trial-bombshell-fbi-offered-steele-1m-to-prove-dossier-claims/" data-testid="dynamic-link">the bureau offered to pay Steele $1 million</a> if he could prove his outlandish anti-Trump allegations, but he could not. Nevertheless, the FBI relied on Steele’s claims in applying under oath for surveillance warrants from the FISC.
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Durham is expected to produce a final report within the next 6 months or so.

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