Durham investigation: Judge dismisses 1 of 5 counts against Trump dossier source

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Source: Associated Press

Judge dismisses 1 of 5 counts against Trump dossier source

By MATTHEW BARAKAT
October 14, 2022

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A judge on Friday tossed out one of five counts against a think-tank analyst charged with lying to the FBI about his role in the creation of a flawed dossier about former President Donald Trump.

The remaining four counts against Igor Danchenko will go to a jury Monday after prosecutors and the defense rested their cases Friday. But Judge Anthony Trenga reserved the right to toss out the other four counts regardless of what the jury decides.

In the count that was tossed out, prosecutors alleged that Danchenko lied to the FBI when he told an agent that he never “talked” with a Democratic operative named Charles Dolan about the information in the dossier.

As it turns out, there was evidence that Dolan and Danchenko had discussed the information over email. Defense attorneys argued that Danchenko’s response was literally true because they did not talk orally, and the question the FBI agent asked specifically referenced talking.

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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-donald-trump-5a02ded450ba25175783ce633bf5a9f4

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1. K&R YAY - I say the dossier ain't flawed!

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2. So Durham, aka MAGA DOJ hack, got his ass handed to him again. Not surprised.

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3. It's funny how...

...when it comes to prosecuting -- or rather NOT prosecuting -- Republican criminals, we hear how they have to be sure they have enough evidence to guarantee a conviction, blah blah blah, and then we hear stories like this where those prosecutors get knocked on their ass because they were so eager to push for prosecution of those perceived to be against Republicans despite apparently flimsy cases.

Funny how that works out.

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4. They just want it said that dems are being investigated