Judge Rejects Steele Dossier Source’s Request to Dismiss Charges of Lying to FBI

Igor Danchenko leaves the U.S. courthouse after his arraignment in Alexandria, Va., in a Nov. 10, 2021, file image. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

An attempt by Igor Danchenko to get charges of lying to the FBI dismissed failed Sept. 29, meaning he will likely go on trial in October.

U.S. District Judge Anthony Trenga, a George W. Bush appointee, declined to throw out any of the five charges filed against Danchenko after hearing arguments from special counsel John Durham’s team and lawyers representing Danchenko, a key source for the anti-Donald Trump dossier compiled by ex-British spy Christopher Steele on behalf of Democrats.