Major source for dossier and Russian collusion. U.S. based analyst

IGOR DANCHENKO, PRIMARY SOURCE OF DOSSIER

UKRAINIAN BORN, RUSSIAN EDUCATED, BROOKINGS ANALYST

The identity of the primary source of the Christopher Steele dossier has been revealed to be Igor Danchenko. Danchenko was born in the Ukraine in 1988, and studied at Moscow University. He has been a resident of the United States and has been a senior foreign policy analyst  for the Brookings Institute. He has written an article in conjunction with Fiona Hill who was a witness in the impeachment inquiry. She was noted in praising the political activism of George Soros during her testimony.

It seems that the democrat opposition research group Fusion GPS directed him to Christopher Steel the British consultant, ex MI6 agent with strong connections to British intelligence. Steele then assembled the dossier which he sent back to Fusion GPS and shopped it around Washington and the media. Danchenko really had no credible sources in Russia.

Danchenko was interviewed by the FBI in January 2017, at the beginning of the Russian collusion inquiry and he admitted he had no real verifiable information. In effect, the FBI knew before Trump was inaugurated that the whole collusion theory was a fantasy paid for and assembled by Democrat operatives. 

Fisa warrants continued to be issued on this information and Democrat operatives like Adam Schiff daily testified that he had credible information about Russian collusion.

The Ukrainian impeachment inquiry began within days of Roberts Mueller's report that found no evidence of Russian collusion, when he knew that to be the case over 2 years earlier.

Many of the same players from inside the state department and the intelligence community, Fiona Hill, Alexander Vindman,  and Eric Ciaramello were involved in both conspiracies and also engaged in leaks to the media to discredit Trump. These people were all loyal protegees of former CIA director John Brennan. It seems they were all concerned about Trump's goal of reevaluating U.S. foreign policy.

While foreign policy may have been an motive for some to break the law and take matters into their own hands there is also many who had severe legal liability for their actions during the past administration. It is likely that people in higher positions used these people with ties to Ukraine to help to cover their corrupt dealings.

originally published 7/27/20

Danchenko was indicted yesterday for 5 counts including lying to the FBI.  He is now the third indictment in this matter, so far little fish. Most everyone knows who the big fish are. We can expect big time push back soon form the Biden administration.