The FBI analyst accused of wrongly labeling evidence about Hunter Biden as disinformation has been linked to special counsel John Durham's upcoming trial.
FBI supervisory intelligence agent Brian Auten opened in August 2020 the assessment that was later used by the agency, according to whistleblower disclosures received by Sen. Chuck Grassley .
Danchenko, a Russian-born lawyer, was charged with five counts of making false statements to the FBI, which Durham says he made about information he provided to Steele for his dossier. Auten was among the FBI employees who interviewed him in January 2017, when Danchenko undercut collusion claims. Danchenko has pleaded not guilty, and his trial is in October.
“We believe the Supervisory Intel Analyst … should have noticed and advised others about the conflicting information, given he participated in the January 2017 Primary Sub-source [Danchenko] interview, helped supervise the team's evaluation of the Steele reporting, and played a supportive role in the preparation of the prior FISA applications,” Horowitz concluded in his report.
The DOJ watchdog LAO said Danchenko “made statements indicating that Steele misstated or exaggerated” dossier claims, including saying the allegation about Trump’s activities at the Ritz Carlton in Moscow in 2013 was"rumor and speculation."
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