Durham's Case Down in Flames
Oct 18, 2022 20:02:36 #
Former Russian Analyst Igor Danchenko, was found not guilty on all four counts of lying to the FBI.
This is the 2nd case Special Prosecutor John Durham brought to trial and he lost both. His only success came when a low level FBI lawyer pleaded guilty and got probation.
Alexandria, Virginia CNN —
Igor Danchenko, the primary source for the infamous Trump-Russia dossier, was acquitted Tuesday of four counts of lying to the FBI in an embarrassing defeat for special counsel John Durham.
Durham has taken two cases to trial, and both have ended in acquittals. After more than three years looking for misconduct in the FBI’s Trump-Russia probe, Durham has only secured one conviction: the guilty plea of a low-level FBI lawyer, who got probation.
The jury returned not guilty verdicts on all charges against Danchenko, a Russian expat and think tank analyst who provided the bulk of the material for the anti-Trump dossier. Durham initially charged Danchenko with five counts of lying to the FBI, but a judge threw out one of the charges on Friday.
Jurors deliberated for about nine hours at the federal courthouse in Alexandria, Virginia.
Former UK intelligence officer Christopher Steele arrives at the High Court in London on July 24, 2020, to attend his defamation trial brought by Russian tech entrepreneur Alexej Gubarev.
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The verdict means jurors weren’t persuaded by Durham’s allegations that Danchenko lied to the FBI about his contacts with a Belarusian-American businessman who was a possible source for the dossier. The largely discredited dossier was a collection of unverified and salacious allegations compiled by retired British spy Christopher Steele, whose dirt-digging was indirectly funded by Hillary Clinton’s campaign in 2016.
In many ways, the verdict is a direct blow to Durham, who personally handled most of the arguments and witness questioning. The proceedings were rocky at times for the special counsel, who lashed out at some of his own witnesses after they ended up providing testimony that helped Danchenko’s defense.
Danchenko attorney Stuart Sears praised the result.
“We’ve known all along that Mr. Danchenko was innocent. We’re happy now that the American public knows that as well,” Sears told reporters outside the courthouse. “We thank these jurors for their hard work and deliberation in reaching the right decision.”
In a statement, Durham said: “While we are disappointed in the outcome, we respect the jury’s decision and thank them for their service. I also want to recognize and thank the investigators and the prosecution team for their dedicated efforts in seeking truth and justice in this case.”
The week-long trial against Danchenko resurrected many of the 2016 election dramas.
FBI agents described their efforts to corroborate the Steele dossier, which ultimately came up empty. Jurors were shown portions of Steele’s memos, which he has previously said weren’t ever meant to become public. The dossier’s primary allegation – that there was a “well-developed conspiracy of cooperation” between Donald Trump and the Russians – repeatedly came up throughout the proceedings.
Durham also used the case to put the FBI on trial, in what could be a preview of his upcoming final report. He zeroed in on the shortcomings and errors of the early Trump-Russia probe – specifically the bureau’s overreliance on the dossier to propel forward some key parts of their burgeoning inquiry.
Danchenko is a Russian citizen but has lived in the US for years with his family. The FBI once scrutinized him as a possible counterintelligence threat, but later paid him as an informant. Durham pressed Danchenko’s FBI handler about the possibility that he was a Russian spy. To the contrary, the witness said Danchenko was a treasured FBI informant and suggested that Durham hurt US national security by indicting him.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/18/politics/durham-investigation-igor-danchenko-trial/index.html
This is the 2nd case Special Prosecutor John Durham brought to trial and he lost both. His only success came when a low level FBI lawyer pleaded guilty and got probation.
Alexandria, Virginia CNN —
Igor Danchenko, the primary source for the infamous Trump-Russia dossier, was acquitted Tuesday of four counts of lying to the FBI in an embarrassing defeat for special counsel John Durham.
Durham has taken two cases to trial, and both have ended in acquittals. After more than three years looking for misconduct in the FBI’s Trump-Russia probe, Durham has only secured one conviction: the guilty plea of a low-level FBI lawyer, who got probation.
The jury returned not guilty verdicts on all charges against Danchenko, a Russian expat and think tank analyst who provided the bulk of the material for the anti-Trump dossier. Durham initially charged Danchenko with five counts of lying to the FBI, but a judge threw out one of the charges on Friday.
Jurors deliberated for about nine hours at the federal courthouse in Alexandria, Virginia.
Former UK intelligence officer Christopher Steele arrives at the High Court in London on July 24, 2020, to attend his defamation trial brought by Russian tech entrepreneur Alexej Gubarev.
FBI offered Christopher Steele $1 million to prove dossier claims, senior FBI analyst testifies
The verdict means jurors weren’t persuaded by Durham’s allegations that Danchenko lied to the FBI about his contacts with a Belarusian-American businessman who was a possible source for the dossier. The largely discredited dossier was a collection of unverified and salacious allegations compiled by retired British spy Christopher Steele, whose dirt-digging was indirectly funded by Hillary Clinton’s campaign in 2016.
In many ways, the verdict is a direct blow to Durham, who personally handled most of the arguments and witness questioning. The proceedings were rocky at times for the special counsel, who lashed out at some of his own witnesses after they ended up providing testimony that helped Danchenko’s defense.
Danchenko attorney Stuart Sears praised the result.
“We’ve known all along that Mr. Danchenko was innocent. We’re happy now that the American public knows that as well,” Sears told reporters outside the courthouse. “We thank these jurors for their hard work and deliberation in reaching the right decision.”
In a statement, Durham said: “While we are disappointed in the outcome, we respect the jury’s decision and thank them for their service. I also want to recognize and thank the investigators and the prosecution team for their dedicated efforts in seeking truth and justice in this case.”
The week-long trial against Danchenko resurrected many of the 2016 election dramas.
FBI agents described their efforts to corroborate the Steele dossier, which ultimately came up empty. Jurors were shown portions of Steele’s memos, which he has previously said weren’t ever meant to become public. The dossier’s primary allegation – that there was a “well-developed conspiracy of cooperation” between Donald Trump and the Russians – repeatedly came up throughout the proceedings.
Durham also used the case to put the FBI on trial, in what could be a preview of his upcoming final report. He zeroed in on the shortcomings and errors of the early Trump-Russia probe – specifically the bureau’s overreliance on the dossier to propel forward some key parts of their burgeoning inquiry.
Danchenko is a Russian citizen but has lived in the US for years with his family. The FBI once scrutinized him as a possible counterintelligence threat, but later paid him as an informant. Durham pressed Danchenko’s FBI handler about the possibility that he was a Russian spy. To the contrary, the witness said Danchenko was a treasured FBI informant and suggested that Durham hurt US national security by indicting him.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/18/politics/durham-investigation-igor-danchenko-trial/index.html
Oct 18, 2022 20:44:06 #
Racmanaz
Loc: Sunny Tucson!
flip1948 wrote:
Former Russian Analyst Igor Danchenko, was found n... (show quote)
Not at all surprised a Russian sympathizer such as yourself is pleased that two people got away with lying to the FBI. It really doesn't matter anyway, Durham's investigation succeeded in the intent of the investigation while Muellers investigation FAILED.
Oct 18, 2022 21:54:01 #
Shutterbug1697
Loc: Northeast
Racmanaz wrote:
Not at all surprised a Russian sympathizer such as yourself is pleased that two people got away with lying to the FBI. It really doesn't matter anyway, Durham's investigation succeeded in the intent of the investigation while Muellers investigation FAILED.
What a broken record response!
You couldn't come up with an original response, could you?
Oct 18, 2022 22:05:15 #
Oct 18, 2022 22:14:47 #
Racmanaz
Loc: Sunny Tucson!
flip1948 wrote:
Where do you get off lying like this obsessively? Russian sympathizer?
Prove it you lying POS.
Prove it you lying POS.
Nope, you are a Russian sympathizer and a communist, your own words demonstrates that perfectly.
Oct 18, 2022 22:15:25 #
Racmanaz
Loc: Sunny Tucson!
Shutterbug1697 wrote:
What a broken record response!
You couldn't come up with an original response, could you?
You couldn't come up with an original response, could you?
That was my own response you illiterate.
Oct 18, 2022 22:28:10 #
Shutterbug1697
Loc: Northeast
Racmanaz wrote:
That was my own response ...
I didn't say it wasn't your own, but you've used it on multiple threads!
Oct 18, 2022 22:46:07 #
Racmanaz
Loc: Sunny Tucson!
Shutterbug1697 wrote:
I didn't say it wasn't your own, but you've used it on multiple threads!
OMG You are illiterate. This is what YOU said you illiterate...."You couldn't come up with an "original response", could you?"
My response to you makes sense. You absolutely implied that it was not my own response.
Oct 18, 2022 22:59:46 #
Shutterbug1697
Loc: Northeast
Racmanaz wrote:
OMG You are illiterate. This is what YOU said you illiterate...."You couldn't come up with an "original response", could you?"
My response to you makes sense. You absolutely implied that it was not my own response.
My response to you makes sense. You absolutely implied that it was not my own response.
Which came first, the chicken or the egg?
Oct 18, 2022 23:24:25 #
Oct 19, 2022 01:55:42 #
Racmanaz wrote:
Nope, you are a Russian sympathizer and a communist, your own words demonstrates that perfectly.
Since Danchenko is an American citizen, you are both a liar and ignorant.
Oct 19, 2022 02:44:45 #
Racmanaz
Loc: Sunny Tucson!
flip1948 wrote:
Since Danchenko is an American citizen, you are both a liar and ignorant.
Man you are dense, Igor Yurievich Danchenko is NOT an American citizen you illiterate. But here is a tidbit of info for you. See, you just proved what a Russian sympathizer you really are trying to defend a Russia citizen.
Igor Yurievich Danchenko is a Russian citizen and U.S. resident currently residing in Virginia who works as a Eurasia political risk, defense and economics analyst. Together with Clifford Gaddy he analyzed Vladimir Putin's 1996 university dissertation and presented examples of plagiarism. Wikipedia
Oct 19, 2022 07:39:40 #
Huber- Failed
Meadows - Failed
Fitton & JW - Failed
Horowitz - Failed
Mueller - Failed
Durham - Failed
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2018/12/14/rep-meadows-hearing-on-the-clinton-foundation-was-a-disaster/
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/09/us/politics/horowitz-ig-report.html
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/devin-nunes-john-durham-should-be-unleashing-fresh-charges-now/ar-AA131aVt
Meadows - Failed
Fitton & JW - Failed
Horowitz - Failed
Mueller - Failed
Durham - Failed
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2018/12/14/rep-meadows-hearing-on-the-clinton-foundation-was-a-disaster/
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/09/us/politics/horowitz-ig-report.html
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/devin-nunes-john-durham-should-be-unleashing-fresh-charges-now/ar-AA131aVt
Oct 19, 2022 09:11:40 #
True, Durham's case was not a case... but Trumpites still use it as a finger point and as an accusation "Terror-Term." If mentioned that Durham investigated Mr X then if investigated Mr X must be guilty. "Durham investigated" is now a by word for "Found Guilty" ... in effect a "Terror-Term" to label as guilty.
If Mr X were not guilty why would he have been investigated by the mystical Durham?
If Mr X were not guilty why would he have been investigated by the mystical Durham?
Oct 19, 2022 09:39:14 #
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