Igor Danchenko, a primary contributor to the Steele dossier on then-presidential candidate Donald Trump, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to five counts of making false statements to the FBI.
The Russian national was charged as part of Special Counsel John Durham’s probe of the Trump-Russia investigation; he is accused of lying to the FBI regarding his sources for some claims in the Steele dossier.
Danchenko entered the plea before Judge Anthony John Trenga in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. The judge ordered that he remain free on bond and set a preliminary trial date of April 18, 2022, according to Fox News.
Source: National Review
