The trial of Igor Danchenko — a key source for claims in the “Steele dossier” who is being prosecuted by special counsel John Durham — begins Tuesday with jury selection in federal court in Alexandria, Va.
to former British spy Christopher Steele that
Defense attorneys argue that Danchenko made several “equivocal” statements to investigators that did not rise to the level of criminal conduct, and that Danchenko’s prosecution is an example of “extraordinary government overreach.” But with Danchenko’s prosecution, Durham will have twice sought to portray the FBI as victims, not perpetrators, of lies and deception. And he has seen mixed results in court.
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