A newly declassified FBI memo has revealed that Nellie Ohr, a contractor for Fusion GPS, likely provided false testimony to Congress regarding her involvement in the 2016 Trump-Russia investigation, a report noted on Saturday.
The memo, released by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman and Republican Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), indicates that Ohr’s statements under oath contradicted evidence uncovered by the FBI.
Nellie Ohr worked as a researcher and analyst for Fusion GPS, the opposition research firm hired by Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign. Fusion GPS subsequently employed former British intelligence officer Christopher Steele, who compiled the Steele Dossier alleging connections between Donald Trump and Russia, The New York Post reported.
In her October 2018 testimony before Congress, Ohr claimed she had no knowledge of the Justice Department’s investigations into Trump-Russia ties. However, the FBI’s analysis found that she shared research materials from her work at Fusion GPS with her husband, Bruce Ohr, who was then a senior official at the Justice Department. These materials were subsequently passed on to the FBI.
The memo also highlighted that Nellie Ohr’s emails acknowledged the existence of the investigation, contradicting her sworn testimony. Furthermore, the FBI noted textual similarities between her research and official investigative documents, suggesting a closer involvement than she had admitted.