Federal judge rules prosecutors cannot present evidence to a jury about the most salacious parts of a flawed dossier alleging connections between fmr. Pres. Trump and Russia at an upcoming trial of an analyst who served as a primary source for that report.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A federal judge ruled Tuesday that prosecutors cannot present evidence to a jury about the most salacious parts of a flawed dossier alleging connections between former PresidentIgor Danchenko is scheduled to go on trial next week in U.S. District Court in Alexandria on.
The dossier most famously includes allegations that Trump engaged in salacious sexual activity with prostitutes at a Moscow hotel that was purportedly bugged by Russian intelligence — raising the possibility that Russians had information they could use to blackmail Trump.The five specific counts in the indictment don’t charge Danchenko with lying about his sourcing for the sex allegations.
In a ruling issued Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Anthony Trenga agreed with the defense. Specifically, he said the testimony that the government planned to introduce wouldn’t actually prove Danchenko lied. The ruling is another setback for Durham’s case. At a hearing last week, Trenga rejected a motion from Danchenko’s lawyers to toss out the case entirely. But in doing so, he said it was “an extremely close call” and said jurors may well be persuaded by Danchenko’s defense.
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