Despite hopes by Trump supporters that the prosecutor would uncover a sweeping conspiracy within the FBI and other agencies to derail his candidacy, the three-year investigation failed to produce evidence that met those expectations. The acquittal marked a significant setback for Durham. One juror, Joel Greene of Vienna, Virginia, said there were no real disputes among the jury and that jurors just wanted to be thorough in reviewing the four counts. The jury reached its verdict after roughly nine hours of deliberations over two days. We’re happy now that the American public knows that as well.” His wife wiped away tears after the clerk read the final “not guilty” to the four counts he faced.ĭanchenko didn’t comment after the hearing, but his lawyer, Stuart Sears, spoke briefly to reporters, saying, “We’ve known all along that Mr. The first two cases ended in an acquittal and a guilty plea with a sentence of probation.ĭanchenko betrayed no emotion as the verdict was read. The case against Igor Danchenko was the third and possibly final case brought by Special Counsel John Durham as part of his probe into how the FBI conducted its own investigation into allegations of collusion between the 2016 Trump campaign and the Kremlin. (AP) - A jury on Tuesday acquitted a think tank analyst accused of lying to the FBI about his role in the creation of a discredited dossier about former President Donald Trump. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.ĪLEXANDRIA, Va. This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.
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