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Igor Danchenko Bottom Feeder Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Danchenko helped FBI cast wide net for Trump

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

In this file photo, Igor Danchenko leaves the Albert V. Bryan United States Courthouse in Alexandria, Va., Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021. Special counsel John Durham on Tuesday, May 10, 2022, blamed the FBI and other U.S. intelligence agencies for slow-walking document production in the case against Mr. Danchenko, who is accused of lying to investigators about where and how he got information for the so-called Steele dossier. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) **FILE**

Durham says FBI, intelligence agencies slowing down document production in Danchenko case

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Christopher Steele, a former British spy who wrote a 2016 dossier about alleged links between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, is seen in this Wednesday July 22, 2020, file photo. In a stunning move, The Washington Post on Nov. 12, 2021, corrected earlier reporting that relied on the discredited Steele dossier, removing large portions from the articles about former President Trump’s alleged ties to Russia. (Victoria Jones/PA via AP) **FILE**

Clinton campaign lawyer tries to keep Christopher Steele, dossier out of trial

By Alex Swoyer and Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Christopher Steele, a former British spy who wrote a 2016 dossier about alleged links between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, is seen in this Wednesday July 22, 2020, file photo. On Nov. 4, 2021, Igor Danchenko, a Russian analyst who served as a source for a dossier of unverified allegations against former President Trump was arrested on charges arising out of special counsel John Durham’s probe into the origins of the Trump-Russia investigation. (Victoria Jones/PA via AP) **FILE**

Christopher Steele declares vindication after FEC excludes him from Clinton, DNC fines over dossier

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks during the New York State Democratic Convention in New York, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) **FILE**

FEC fines Clinton campaign, DNC for spending on Steele dossier to damage Trump in 2016

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Christopher Steele, a former British spy who wrote a 2016 dossier about alleged links between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, is seen in this Wednesday July 22, 2020, file photo. In a stunning move, The Washington Post on Nov. 12, 2021, corrected earlier reporting that relied on the discredited Steele dossier, removing large portions from the articles about former President Trump’s alleged ties to Russia. (Victoria Jones/PA via AP) **FILE**

Washington Post corrects, removes parts of two stories that relied on Steele dossier

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

In this April 25, 2006, file photo, U.S. Attorney John Durham speaks to reporters on the steps of U.S. District Court in New Haven, Conn. (AP Photo/Bob Child, File)

Durham wins over toughest critic with revelations of Dem scheme behind Trump-Russia probe

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

In this April 25, 2006, file photo, U.S. Attorney John Durham speaks to reporters on the steps of U.S. District Court in New Haven, Conn. (AP Photo/Bob Child, File)

Clinton-connected dossier source was also spokesman for target

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Igor Danchenko leaves the Albert V. Bryan United States Courthouse in Alexandria, Va., Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021. Danchenko, a Russian analyst who contributed to a dossier of Democratic-funded research into ties between Russia and Donald Trump, was arrested Thursday on charges of lying to the FBI about his sources of information, among them an associate of Hillary Clinton. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Arrested Russian analyst who was source for Steele dossier appears in court

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

In this file photo dated July 24, 2020, showing former British intelligence officer Christopher Steele in London. Britain’s High Court on Friday Oct. 30, 2020, has dismissed a libel claim by Russian Tech entrepreneur Aleksej Gubarev against Christopher Steele, the author of a report on U.S. President Donald Trump’s alleged links to Russia. (Aaron Chown/PA FILE via AP)

Another reason to revile Christopher Steele’s disastrous Trump dossier

By Daniel N. Hoffman

Discredited Dossier Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Learning from the espionage malpractice behind the Steele dossier

By Daniel N. Hoffman

In this file photo dated July 24, 2020, showing former British intelligence officer Christopher Steele in London. Britain’s High Court on Friday Oct. 30, 2020, has dismissed a libel claim by Russian Tech entrepreneur Aleksej Gubarev against Christopher Steele, the author of a report on U.S. President Donald Trump’s alleged links to Russia. (Aaron Chown/PA FILE via AP)

8 court cases against anti-Trump dossier yield only 1 victory

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

In this file photo dated July 24, 2020, showing former British intelligence officer Christopher Steele in London. Britain’s High Court on Friday Oct. 30, 2020, has dismissed a libel claim by Russian Tech entrepreneur Aleksej Gubarev against Christopher Steele, the author of a report on U.S. President Donald Trump’s alleged links to Russia. (Aaron Chown/PA FILE via AP)

Trouble at Russian customs proved dossier source: Steele

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Attorney General William Barr listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Republican state attorneys general about social media companies, in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) ** FILE **

State Department kept tabs on anti-Trump dossier, documents show

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Christopher Steele, a former British spy who wrote a 2016 dossier about alleged links between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, leaves the High Court in London following a hearing in the libel case brought against him by Russian businessman Aleksej Gubarev, Wednesday July 22, 2020. A key sub-source for material in the Steele dossier has been unmasked: Igor Danchenko, a Ukraine-born think-tank analyst. (Victoria Jones/PA via AP) **FILE**

‘Research’ for anti-Trump dossier consisted of bar talk over drinks in Moscow, FBI notes show

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump waves to supporters as his motorcade arrives at the White House after golfing at his Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Va., in Washington, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020, a day after was defeated by President-elect Joe Biden. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Russian bank owners seek to refute Trump conspiracy theory in court

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

In this file photo dated July 24, 2020, showing former British intelligence officer Christopher Steele in London. Britain’s High Court on Friday Oct. 30, 2020, has dismissed a libel claim by Russian Tech entrepreneur Aleksej Gubarev against Christopher Steele, the author of a report on U.S. President Donald Trump’s alleged links to Russia. (Aaron Chown/PA FILE via AP)

Aleksej Gubarev lawsuit against Christopher Steele, Trump dossier author, dismissed

Associated Press

In this file photo dated July 24, 2020, showing former British intelligence officer Christopher Steele in London. Britain’s High Court on Friday Oct. 30, 2020, has dismissed a libel claim by Russian Tech entrepreneur Aleksej Gubarev against Christopher Steele, the author of a report on U.S. President Donald Trump’s alleged links to Russia. (Aaron Chown/PA FILE via AP)

UK court rejects libel suit from Russian over Steele dossier

Associated Press

Hillary Rodham Clinton (right) shares a word with Huma Abedin, her personal assistant and trusted confidant. **FILE**

Sore losers: Hillary Clinton operatives tried to take down Trump after he won the 2016 election

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton checks her phone after attending a U.S.-Russia meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam on July 23, 2010. The revelation that Mrs. Clinton used an off-the-books email account during her time as secretary of state has raised fresh questions about her credibility heading into 2016. (Associated Press)

Hillary Clinton operatives worked to take down Trump even after election: Declassified FBI documents

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times