Igor Danchenko . File photoWASHINGTON Sep 30The District Court for the Eastern District of the U.S. state of Virginia has rejected a motion by the defense of Russian Igor Danchenko, who is accused of providing knowingly false data to the FBI, to dismiss the criminal case against him, the court documents say. Donald Trump with Russia.»Following the consideration of the motion, memorandums in support of and against him, the arguments of the defense at the hearing on September 29, and also for the reasons stated in open court, I hereby rule that the motion of the defendant Igor Danchenko to dismiss the case is dismissed», — follows from the decision, which was made by judge Anthony Trenga on Thursday. The documents were published in the electronic database of the court. The trial in the case of the Russian is scheduled for October 11 in Alexandria, Virginia. At the same time, Danchenko himself had previously declared his innocence to American justice. After the 2016 presidential election, the US authorities were investigating the alleged ties between the Trump campaign and Russia, based on materials from a dossier prepared by former British intelligence officer Christopher Steele. Now in the US there is a trial against Danchenko on charges of perjury. Prosecutors allege that Danchenko lied to the FBI about the sources of information he gave Steele about «contacts between the Trump campaign and Russian officials,» including information that «the Kremlin may have facilitated Trump's election.» The indictment states that Danchenko did not receive such information from anyone and «fabricated facts.» the site of the Trump headquarters' ties to Russia.
