work who all knew christopher steele to be diligent and truthful. this is how he sums it up in his book. in mid-2017, the end of the time i worked with the group verifying and pursuing the steele material, my sense of it remained similar to how it had stood at the beginning. some things we could corroborate, a lesser number we could show were inaccurate, and with the vast majority we just couldn't say. we treated it all accordingly. after trump became president, christopher steele was in hiding for a while, and then he stayed more or less off the radar for years. peter strzok and his colleagues at the fbi who pursued the counterintelligence investigation into president trump and his campaign, they were all fired or hounded out of their jobs. but then last month christopher steele popped up again. he did an hour-long interview special with abc news' george stephanopoulos. in that interview christopher steele said he stood behind his work and said he believes nothing in those reports has been disproven. we've all been wondering about the timing of that

today's indictment against this primary source and researcher for christopher steele's intelligence reportss about false statements the source allegedly made to those fbi agents working under peter strzok who were trying to track down the veracity of steele's reporting back in 2016 and 2017. the guy who was charged today is named igor danchenko. he was charged with five counts of making false statements to the fbi about his own sources for certain things that made it into steele's reporting. and whether mr. danchenko did lie to the fbi in those interviews will now be a matter for the courts. but it is also worth noting that this new indictment, just like the last one, spends little time talking about these alleged false statements and a lot of time talking about people igor danchenko came in contact with or tukd who are, horror of horrors, are democrats and people who may have even supported hillary clinton's presidential campaign in 2016. the unmistaable impression is that this indictment is designed to smear christopher steele's intelligence reports as things that were made up and concond

durham claims danchenko was a source for british spy christopher steele and his infamous dossier. >> not everything that's a political dirty trick or in the nature of abuse of power is necessarily a violation of the federal law, so it looks like what durham is honed in on here is that the trump-russia collusion narrative was a concoction of the clinton campaign. >> the indictment mentions danchenko's communications with pr executive 1. that executive is long-time clint adviser charles duck dollan. dollan has not been charged with a crime but is a witness in the danchenko case and his attorney tells fox news no comment. durham says dollan was in contact with danchenko who was in contact with steele onto produce damaging information about donald trump. >> igor danchenko will appear in federal court tomorrow, bret. he is expected to plead not guilty. back to you. >> bret: david spunt, thank you. former states department spokesman morgan ortagus a frequent on this show is slamming house committee chairman adam schiff over his role in procedure promoting the steele dossier. or taking disc

christopher steele, if found guilty, he could face up to 25 years in prison. then an article on monday, a washington post country peter wrote quotes dangerous. it is to rely on verified sources. that is something moscow has been saying, ever since the da say was 1st leaked or senior correspondent, morocco. steve has more now and how the media and the democrats are trying to dodge blame over the promotion of the document in the 1st place. for the democrats, the steel d'orsay came very close in power to the bible. you needed to have a lot of faith to believe in it. but if you believe that the, the claims the false hoods, the sexual perversions of the steel dossier, you believed blindly. that is until the f b i came along then spoiled the party. you defend and promote and you even ran into the congressional record, the steel dossier. do you have any reflections on your role and promoting this to the american people? is one thing to say allegation should be investigated and they were, it's another to say that we should have foreseen an advanced the some people wer

everyone knew that the doughty was trash, which is more likely that christopher steel unearthed more about trumps ties to russia than this he iaa the f b i or any intelligence agency. or alternatively, that it was nonsense choice from a fraud, demonstrably full of holes and lies. it is embarrassing watching them all twitched and squirm now that they're trying to weasel their way out away from any responsibility for what they did, which is misinform millions. but stackable impression is that this indictment is designed to smear christopher steel's intelligence reports. rachel, by the way, insisted that sealed source was a deep cover source inside russia. he turned out to be an alleged fraud deep inside america, which, incidentally the russians, had said, all along this dossiers and total hoax, absolute fabrication and utter nonsense. the kremlin does not collect compromise and information. much of the mainstream media seized upon the darcy with abandoned, with almost religious ferocity. they preached steals word or more british intelligence after behind the da ca that contain explosiv

who connected danchenko to christopher steele? , the indictments as a member of the national security council named fiona hill first introduced danchenko to steele.. if that name sounds familiar it is because fiona hill was one of the democratic party witnesses against donald trump in his first impeachment trial.in now, she has popped up again as one of the key figures behind the steele dossier. that's either an incredible coincidence, or a sign that our national security establishment is even more corrupt than we thought it was. e and it gets worse. the fbi, it turns out, knew for years that danchenko's sourcing was garbage. they included his claims in search warrant applications against the trump campaign, regardless, declassified footnotes from a doj inspector general report revealed the fbi suspected chris steele's dossier was part of an elaborate russian disinformation campaign. one of the footnotes said the bureau "did not have high confidence in the subset of steele's reporting and assessed of the referenced subset was part

but then, last month, christopher steele popped up again. he did an hour-long interview special with abc news is george stephanopoulos. in that interview, he said he stood behind his work, he said he still believes nothing in those reports has been disproven. and we've all been sort of wondering about the timing of. that why all this time did he come out to publicly defend his work. well, now maybe this is it, today the special counsel that was appointed during the trump administration, prosecutor cast by trump's attorney general bill barr. with investigating the russia investigation itself. to prove the whole thing was a hoax, that trump said all along to try to prove that it was criminal to investigate the russia matter. that special prosecutor, has just issued his second indictment. in the man he arrested in charge today, was a primary source for christopher steele's intelligence reports in 2016. durham's most recent indictment, before this, one was in my opinion, a little weird problematic. but when -- cybersecurity expert, who was in po

based on christopher steele dossier. everybody said that without the dossier there would not have been enough information to get a war not. -- warrant. before september 2016 there were concerns about the reliability. dossier but the russian sub-source tells the fbi this is made up and not reliable and it's bar talk. this is where criminal liability lies. i am not saying there is a conspiracy by the fbi to cook up all of this stuff. but i do believe the fbi with held from the court information. i find it hard to believe that the people who interviewed the russian sub-source in january and march and it was known that the dossier was unreliable that, didn't go up to the top. i am looking for people in the fbi that knew about the fraud of the dossier in january and march to come forward and say i told higher ups. they got a warrant in april of 2017, after the russian sub-source said it's a bunch of garbage. >> martha: yes. i can't help but think about the moment when james comey goes to president trump and says, the fbi is d

but stackable impression is that this indictment is designed to smear christopher steel's intelligence reports. rachel, by the way, insisted that steel source was a deep cover source inside russia. he turned out to be an alleged fraud deep inside america, which, incidentally the russians, had said, all along this dossiers and total hoax, absolute fabrication and utter nonsense. the kremlin does not collect compromise and information. much of the mainstream media seized upon the darcy with abandoned, with almost religious ferocity. they preached steals word or more british intelligence officer behind the da ca, that contain explosive allegations about president donald trump. he also addressed the dossier of alleged dirt on donald trump in russia. the report included unsubstantiated claims that russian intelligence compiled a dossier on mister trump during visits to moscow. abc, cbs, and nbc, a loan dedicated an estimated 2634 minutes of air time, which is, which is mind boggling to peddling. the steel dos it on the other had up until the 8th of november. they spent the grand total of 0

it's another thing to see in advance people were lying, which were lying to christopher steele is notd to do. , and the misconduct is diminished by the fact people right the michael white to christopher steele. >> sean: unfortunately the unequal standard still on full display tonight after former trump advisor steve bannon indicted by the biden doj for contempt of congress. by the way, i have complete contempt of congress for most of them by the way for not complying and determined outcome of january 6 pro. where's the probe on the summarize of 2020? where are the indictment for james comey, mccabe and the horowitz report who referred them to some of the same republicans, conservatives, names you know that got arrested and charged with an even convicted on, strzok, page, the deep state cabal and their role what was the biggest abuse of power corruption scandal in history. p remember back in 2012 when eric holder, he was held in contempt and why didn't the doj indict him? what about former irs learner. she was held in contempt and lois lerner. never charge but we charge steve bannon? a

durham's case. >> the unmistakable impression is that this indictment is designed to smear christopher steele'sreports as things that were deliberately made up and concocted by rascally democrats. >> the steele dossier may seem like a mere footnote in the incredibly complicated saga that once dominated our national politics. now that its wild charges are being further discredited, many in the media have lost interest. bret? >> bret: all right, howie, we will tune into media buzz, glean greenwald journalist will be with you. up next the panel on the status of president biden tax and spend. first beyond our borders tonight a chinese spokeswoman say people support taiwan independence will be criminally libel for life. people subject to the new rule will not be allowed to enter the mainland or cooperate with entities or people from china. it marks the first time beijing has laid out concrete punishment for people deemed to be pro-taiwan independence. gunmen execute two drug dealers from a rival gang just south of cancun dramatic shootout erupted near upstyle he resort sending tourists scam bring fo

slammed john durham's case. >> the unmistakable impression is the indictment is designed spear christopher steele'sport as things deliberately made up and concocted by democrats. >> the steel dossier may. >> appointment in the complicated saga that once dominated our national politics for now but it charges are further discredited, many of the media lost interest. the one. jon: back with more in just a moment. ♪♪ couple of bogeys on your six, limu. they need customized car insurance from liberty mutual so they only pay for what they need. what do you say we see what this bird can do? woooooooooooooo... we are not getting you a helicopter. looks like we're walking, kid. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ - [female narrator] they line up by the thousands. each one with a story that breaks your heart. like ravette... every step, brought her pain. their only hope: mercy ships. the largest floating civilian hospital in the world. bringing free surgeries to people who have no other hope. $19 a month will help provide urgently needed surgery for so many still suffering. so

none of that is diminished by the fact people lie to christopher steele. no, i think just your credibility is tig is continued to grill shift over his responsibilities for pouncing on the fabricated documents. but ship repeatedly insisted that there was no way he could have known that the steel dossier was a fake shift tv appearance comes just days after igor to sankoh the primary source for the infamous dossier was indicted. as a part of special counsel john durham's investigation into the origins of the probe and to whether the trump campaign colluded with russia in the 2016 election. it was the tank of stories that allowed us intelligence agencies to issue multiple foreign intelligence surveillance act warrants against trump, campaign staffers, who were arrested for lying to the f. b i. and according to the indictments unsealed last thursday, the tinkle light at not just once, but 5 times trinity chavez, r t. okay, so do you have a sample, maybe a headache user, throat? it might be a cold, might be covered, or might be climate change? we will tell you a

durham's case. >> the unmistakable impression is that this indictment is designed to smear christopher steel'selligence reports as things that they deliberately made up and concocted by rascally democrats. >> the steel docier may seem like mere footnote. but now it's wild charges are being further discredited many in the media have lost interest. in washington, fox news. >> howie, thank you so much. a bizarre addition to a bluffed dish at thanksgiving. and a who just isn't fast enough. the day's best viral videos coming right up. don't go away. that spin class was brutal. well, you can try using the buick's massaging seat. oh. yeah, that's nice. can i use apple carplay to put some music on? sure, it's wireless. what's your buick's wi-fi password? it's buick envision. that's a really tight spot. i used to hate parallel parking. all together: me too! the all-new buick envision. built around you. all of you. pay no interest for 72 months plus current eligible buick owners get $500 purchase allowance on buick suv models. ♪♪ new projects means new project managers. you need to hire. i need indeed.

>> first of all, whoever lied to the fbi or christopher steele should be prosecuted and they are. the president -- >> you've promoted this for years. that's what republicans and people are so confused about your culpability in this. >> i disagree with your premise. it's one thing to say that allegations should be investigated and we were. and it's another to say that people were seen as lying, which is impossible to do. let's not use that as a smoke screen for donald trump to inviting russia in to help in the election, which he did, in to inciting an insurrection which he did. none of that serious conduct is diminished by the fact that people lied to christopher steele. >> no. just your credibility is. >> martha: so now the indictment of a former clinton campaign attorney is revealing a new connection on the biden white house potentially as well. david spunt reporting live from the justice department. hi, david. >> hi, martha. good afternoon. john durham, the special counsel, began his investigation 2 1/2 years ago. in the past 2 1/2 months, things have picked up steam. we're talk

danchenko, a russian national living in northern virginia, was the primary source for british spy christopher steeleed about yet debunked steele dossier, a lengthy file full of accusations about former president donald trump. the indictment alleges danchenko lied to the fbi about working for christopher steele as his primary source of information. in a statement to fox news, danchenko's attorney wrote this latest injustice will not stand, we will expose how mr. danchenko has been unfairly maligned by these false allegations. danchenko's trial is tentatively scheduled for april. durum claims danchenko was in touch with someone listed in the indictment as p.r. executive 1, a man named chuck dolan who happens to be a long time confidant of bill and hillary clinton. he has not been charged with a crime and his attorney tells fox news no comment. durum appears to be building a pattern linking clinton contacts to the russia investigation, fox news confirms former clinton aide and current white house national security advisor jake sullivan is the advisor mentioned in the key indictment of another -- also l

was congressman devon nunez in 2020 exposing direct links between the brookings institute and christopher steelesricated dossier, which was bought and paid for by hillary clinton and her campaign and the democratic national committee. last week steeles primary sub source igor was also an analyst at brookings was arrested and charged with five counts of lying to the fbi and the third indictment and special counsel john durham's probe and he has since pleaded not guilty. my next guest took the depositions of several of the players who were pushing the phony russia collusion ally, former pentagon chief of staff joins me now and he along with devon nunez cracked open the case, three, four years ago. saule omarova,-- kash patel, good to see you. >> great to be with you, maria. thank you for having me. connect the dots for us. you heard devon talking about the brookings institute and i will bring up the davin-- talking about him working as an analyst at washington-based bank think tank which is the brookings institute when he focused on russia. tell me about the connection that he had in brookings. >>

it's rumor, innuendo, it's not reliable and what did christopher steele do with that? clan sigh -- turned it into a tom clan dhs cy novel. what does the memo show. in january 2017 when they found the russian subsource who was in the united states, he disavoid the doseway as being reliable, the fbi knew it, did a 40 page memo but the fbi continued to lie to the court, getting new warrants based on the dossier in april and june of 2017, theft in -- after they knew it was a bunch of garbage. they continued to use it anyway. somebody needs to go to jail. maria: investigative journalist john solomon helped expose the truth about the russia gate hoax over the years. he is the editor in chief of just the news. he joins me now. good to see you this morning. thanks so much for being here. give us your reaction to the latest indictment. we're going to show it on the screen, this is the indictment of demchenko who we know made up many parts of that dossier. >> he did. in fact, the single most important line in the dossier that the fbi uses to get the original fisa warrant that th

adam schiff says whoever is the person that lied to christopher steele should be pros cuted.e of the clinton campaign. so how is that prosecution effort going? >> we'll see. but he's saying that the clinton campaign should be pros cuted. frankly everything we've said about this the last several years turned out to be true. the only thing we were wrong about is it was worse than we thought. it went directly to the clinton campaign. at least what we know now, mr. dolan. that's where the lies started. the island that the fbi didn't know this was garbage, i find that hard to believe. we'll see what mr. durham turns up. >> martha: we have a scrolls, the "washington post" -- i wouldn't call it an apology. they're corrections. they went back to all of these stories that we're scrolling on the screen and may have made corrections to dozens of articles, some are broader articles that deal with the russia collusion issues in different places. some of them were on the list that won a pulitzer price, some were not. regardless of that fact, this is under the radar as can be. you have peop

christopher steele was fired because of his choice to go to the media.ia laundered his information through bruce ohr in 2017. bruce ohr warned the fbi, this guy hates trump. all this was known to adam schiff. he is literally accessing the classified information back in 2017. elizabeth: right. >> for him to claim surprise at this point is just a h absurd. you wonder if lightning will strike him for these five of things. elizabeth: my former editor at forbes, jim michael said the tedious power of self-righteousness. russia meddles in u.s. elections. russia has been meddling for decades in u.s. elections, right? by the way the mueller probe found out they were doing things to benefit hillary clinton. now we have clinton operative, charles dolan, deep ties with the russian government. he was the source for steele's main source, igor danchenko for lying to the fbi. this is what they said in the durham indictment. that danchenko's work could affect likelihood that a hostile foreign intelligence service, meaning russia would attempt to influence the election an

you know, this danchenko lied to christopher steele and then lied to the fbi. he should be prosecuted. i'll tell you this, if he's convicted he should not be pardoned the way donald trump pardoned people who lied to fbi agents like roger stone and mike flynn. so there ought to be the same standard in terms of prosecuting the liars, but i don't think there ought to be any pardon no matter which way the lies cut. >> congressman adam schiff, democrat from california, member of the january 6th committee, appreciate you coming on and sharing your perspective with us, sir. >> thank you. >> when we come back, how big a political threat is to democrats prospects and next year's midterms? right now it's pretty big. the panel is next. >>> welcome back. g. the panel is next. >>> welcome back ♪ look good feel good play good. gillette proglide, five blades and a pivoting flexball to get virtually every hair on the first stroke. look good, game good. gillette. >>> welcome back. it is panel time. nbc news capitol hill correspondent leigh ann caldwell eugene scott of "the wash

and potentially biased sourcing in the dossier that was put together by former british spy christopher steelehis work, telling abc news in a recent tell all interview it was raw intelligence that needed further vetting but his sources were solid. >> there wasn't one key source i would say. there was perhaps one key collector. >> reporter: durham now says the collector was not a deep seeded kremlin source but a russian citizen living in virginia who now faces charges for lying to the fbi in interviews about where he got information that ended up in the dossier. prosecutors say some of the information he fed to steele came directly from a long time democratic operative identified as pr executive 1. an attorney for dolan acknowledged his client is the person referenced in the indictment. dolan has expertise in russian affairs and a long-time relationship with the clintons serving as an adviser to hillary clinton's 2008 presidential campaign. state chairman for both of bill clinton's presidential campaigns and named to a state department advisory post by the former president. >> four things this

the dossier was ignored in the final report. >> did russians really tell that to christopher steele ornd and if i could, and say as i said earlier, with regard to the steele -- that is beyond my purview. >> steele and his company business intelligence declined cnn's repeated requests for an interview. and my colleague marshall cohen hoos here to share more of his reporting on the main investigate -- the man investigating the fbi probe john durham and what his next move might be given these indictments. we'll be right back. we believe the future of energy is lower carbon. and to get there, the world needs to reduce global emissions. at chevron, we're taking action. tying our executives' pay to lowering the carbon emissions intensity of our operations. it's tempting to see how far we've come. but it's only human... to know how far we have to go. constipated? set yourself free with fleet. gentle constipation relief in minutes. little fleet. big relief. try it. feel it. feel that fleet feeling. with framebridge... make what matters to you last. halloween, '72. jojo's adoption day. asher's