He was also the chairman of a national Democratic political organization at one point, and actively campaigned for Hillary Clinton in 2016, according to the indictment.ĭanchenko's father Yuri (above) spoke to from his home in Perm, Russia
'As he is a witness in an ongoing case, it would not be appropriate for Chuck to comment further on the allegations in the indictment at this time.' I can confirm that he is PR Executive-1 in the indictment,' said his lawyer, Ralph Drury Martin, in a statement.
'Chuck understands and appreciates your interest. The PR executive was revealed on Thursday as Charles Dolan, a state chairman for both of Bill Clinton's successful presidential campaigns in 19, and an advisor to Hillary Clinton's 2008 campaign. In fact, Danchenko did communicate with the unnamed PR exec, and used him as a key source for one or more of the allegations in the Steele report, according to the indictment. The indictment alleges that Danchenko lied to federal investigators by saying that he had not gotten information about Trump from a certain US-based executive at an American public relations firm, who had deep and longstanding ties to the Democratic Party. Dolan Jr, also known as Chuck, was revealed as a source for Danchenko's story