Now we know that the FBI continued using him as a source even after those falsehoods were exposed. They also employed him as a confidential informant until one month before the 2020 presidential election.
The application to unseal this motion in limine in the untrue statements case against Igor Danchenko was made today by Special Counsel John Durham.
This motion offers fresh information on the specifics of Danchenko’s lying to the FBI, more information on how Special Counsel Mueller disregarded Danchenko’s fabrications, anticipated testimony from executive with ties to Hillary Clinton connected Charles Dolan, and one bizarre development.
The most damaging finding, however, is that Danchenko worked with the FBI as a confidential human source from March 2017 to October 2020.
The time frame is quite astounding. Under disgraced former FBI Director James Comey, Danchenko was hired. That’s already problematic considering that there was no proof that the Steele Dossier was reliable at the time. Danchenko was nonetheless retained until almost the end of Donald Trump’s presidency, even after the Mueller probe was over and it became clear that he had blatantly lied to the authorities.
In other words, the individual who contributed to the development of the flawed FISA warrants and rejected a long-standing preoccupation with unfounded “Russian collusion” conspiracy theories wasn’t ignored. He was instead compensated with money from your taxes to continue serving as a “source” for Christoper Wray, the FBI’s current director.
It is clear why the FBI would do that: They intended to bury Danchenko and protect him from being found out in court.
The fact that Danchenko was a CHS also served another function: it shielded the Mueller Special Counsel and the Bureau from having to divulge their “sources and methods.”
Because of this, you should be very wary whenever the intelligence community invokes the “sources and methods” defense to conceal information. Danchenko was a well-known liar who, according to the FBI, used fake information to help end a presidency (or at the very least badly cripple it). Not one of the higher-ups wanted the humiliation or responsibility that would follow Danchenko’s exposure. They responded by hiding him and made sure that none of this was discovered until after Trump had left office by using the excessively wide protections provided by the federal government.
During the Trump administration, the DOJ and FBI became absurdly politicized, and we are still seeing this now. It seems like the orange guy was the center of attention throughout. Beyond that, it’s important to remember that Bill Barr was the AG for most of this. Did he know about the deal with Danchenko? He should be questioned right away.
I’m not sure where this goes, but I doubt it goes anywhere. Durham is free to make public any and all proof of wrongdoing and corruption. He still has little chance of obtaining any substantial convictions in DC due to the skewed nature of the jury pool. Even if John Durham is trying his best and this knowledge is helpful, don’t anticipate punishment. The contest is fixed.
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