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Ohr served as a [[U.S. Department of Justice]] contact for Christopher Steele, the former [[Secret Intelligence Service|MI6]] agent commissioned to author the Trump–Russia dossier. The dossier was requested by the opposition research firm [[Fusion GPS]], started by former Wall Street Journal reporter Glenn R Simpson. Fusion GPS also hired Bruce Ohr's wife Nellie, an independent contractor and Russia specialist, to conduct research on [[Donald Trump]], particularly with respect to his Russia activities.<ref name="20180816WP" /><ref>{{cite news |last1=Gibson |first1=Jake |title=Fusion GPS admits DOJ official's wife Nellie Ohr hired to probe Trump |url=http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/12/13/fusion-gps-admits-doj-officials-wife-nellie-ohr-hired-to-probe-trump.html |accessdate=1 June 2018 |publisher=Fox News |date=December 31, 2017}}</ref> |
Ohr served as a [[U.S. Department of Justice]] contact for Christopher Steele, the former [[Secret Intelligence Service|MI6]] agent commissioned to author the Trump–Russia dossier. The dossier was requested by the opposition research firm [[Fusion GPS]], started by former Wall Street Journal reporter Glenn R Simpson. Fusion GPS also hired Bruce Ohr's wife Nellie, an independent contractor and Russia specialist, to conduct research on [[Donald Trump]], particularly with respect to his Russia activities.<ref name="20180816WP" /><ref>{{cite news |last1=Gibson |first1=Jake |title=Fusion GPS admits DOJ official's wife Nellie Ohr hired to probe Trump |url=http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/12/13/fusion-gps-admits-doj-officials-wife-nellie-ohr-hired-to-probe-trump.html |accessdate=1 June 2018 |publisher=Fox News |date=December 31, 2017}}</ref> |
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On May 10th, 2017 Christopher Steele told Justice Department official Bruce Ohr after James Comey’s firing that he was “afraid they will be exposed.” <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/17/christopher-steele-bruce-ohr-exposed-comey-firing/|title=Christopher Steele Told DOJ’s Bruce Ohr He Was ‘Afraid They Will Be Exposed’ After Comey’s Firing|website=dailycaller.com|language=en|access-date=2018-08-17}}</ref> |
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Ohr knew both Simpson and Steele from before the Trump controversy, as they had prior contacts about organized crime matters (including attending conferences together) and were personal friends. After Steele was terminated as a confidential source by the FBI right before the election, due to Steele's multiple media contacts, Steele persuaded Simpson to contact Ohr, and later Steele met Ohr in Washington DC.<ref name="20180816WP" />While it has been disclosed that Ohr did pass some information to the FBI, it has not been determined what that information was or what, if anything, the FBI did with it. These three men also had some interest in Russian oligarch [[Oleg Deripaska]], an employer of [[Paul Manafort]], who was Trump's campaign manager for several months, and it is unclear whether it was Deripaska or Trump who was being referred to in a communication appearing among Ohr's documents where Steele refers to "our favorite business tycoon."<ref name="20180816WP" /> |
Ohr knew both Simpson and Steele from before the Trump controversy, as they had prior contacts about organized crime matters (including attending conferences together) and were personal friends. After Steele was terminated as a confidential source by the FBI right before the election, due to Steele's multiple media contacts, Steele persuaded Simpson to contact Ohr, and later Steele met Ohr in Washington DC.<ref name="20180816WP" />While it has been disclosed that Ohr did pass some information to the FBI, it has not been determined what that information was or what, if anything, the FBI did with it. These three men also had some interest in Russian oligarch [[Oleg Deripaska]], an employer of [[Paul Manafort]], who was Trump's campaign manager for several months, and it is unclear whether it was Deripaska or Trump who was being referred to in a communication appearing among Ohr's documents where Steele refers to "our favorite business tycoon."<ref name="20180816WP" /> |
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A NYT article editorialized Bruce Ohr's corruption by labelling it a "right-wing conspiracy theory", which has been embraced by Trump.<ref name="nytconspiracy">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/17/us/politics/trump-conspiracy-bruce-nellie-ohr.html|title=Embracing Conspiracy Theory, Trump Escalates Attack on Bruce Ohr|access-date=2018-08-17|language=en}}</ref> The [[Nunes memo]], claimed that in September 2016, Steele had told Ohr that he "was desperate that Donald Trump not get elected and was passionate about him not being president." Mr. and Mrs. Ohr's relationship to Steele was not included in the [[Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act|FISA]] applications for surveillance of [[Carter Page]].<ref name="Fox2">{{cite news|last1=Earl|first1=Jennifer|title=Who is Christopher Steele? What to know about the ex-spy and the Trump dossier|url=http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/02/02/who-is-christopher-steele-what-to-know-about-ex-spy-and-trump-dossier.html|accessdate=February 3, 2018|publisher=Fox News|date=February 2, 2018}}</ref><ref name="20180816WP" /><ref name=CNN>{{cite news |last=Jarrett |first=Laura |url=https://www.cnn.com/2017/12/15/politics/senate-intel-bruce-ohr/index.html |title=Senate Intel to interview Justice Dept. official with Fusion GPS ties |publisher=CNN |date=December 15, 2017 |accessdate=June 1, 2018}}</ref> The [[Trump-Russia dossier|Steele dossier]] was part of the basis for the extension of the [[Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act|FISA]] warrant;<ref name="Fox2"/> Ohr was not assigned to work in counterintelligence operations or known to be involved in obtaining this warrant.<ref name="wpost" /> |
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Bruce Genesoke Ohr (born March 16, 1962) is a former United States associate deputy attorney general and former director of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force. He is a current member of the Senior Executive Service. (OCDETF).[1][2]
Education
Ohr graduated from Harvard College in 1984 with a degree in physics, and graduated from Harvard Law School in 1987.[3] He went on to teach as an adjunct professor at Georgetown University.[4]
Career
Ohr is a career civil servant in the US Department of Justice, rising to the rank of Associate Deputy Attorney General. In late 2017, Ohr was briefly reassigned to head the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF).[5] Ohr was demoted by the Department of Justice amid the Senate Intelligence Committee’s discovery of meetings with Steele and Fusion GPS founder Glenn Simpson.[6]
Involvement with Trump-Russia dossier
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Ohr served as a U.S. Department of Justice contact for Christopher Steele, the former MI6 agent commissioned to author the Trump–Russia dossier. The dossier was requested by the opposition research firm Fusion GPS, started by former Wall Street Journal reporter Glenn R Simpson. Fusion GPS also hired Bruce Ohr's wife Nellie, an independent contractor and Russia specialist, to conduct research on Donald Trump, particularly with respect to his Russia activities.[5][7]
On May 10th, 2017 Christopher Steele told Justice Department official Bruce Ohr after James Comey’s firing that he was “afraid they will be exposed.” [8]
Ohr knew both Simpson and Steele from before the Trump controversy, as they had prior contacts about organized crime matters (including attending conferences together) and were personal friends. After Steele was terminated as a confidential source by the FBI right before the election, due to Steele's multiple media contacts, Steele persuaded Simpson to contact Ohr, and later Steele met Ohr in Washington DC.[5]While it has been disclosed that Ohr did pass some information to the FBI, it has not been determined what that information was or what, if anything, the FBI did with it. These three men also had some interest in Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, an employer of Paul Manafort, who was Trump's campaign manager for several months, and it is unclear whether it was Deripaska or Trump who was being referred to in a communication appearing among Ohr's documents where Steele refers to "our favorite business tycoon."[5]
A NYT article editorialized Bruce Ohr's corruption by labelling it a "right-wing conspiracy theory", which has been embraced by Trump.[9] The Nunes memo, claimed that in September 2016, Steele had told Ohr that he "was desperate that Donald Trump not get elected and was passionate about him not being president." Mr. and Mrs. Ohr's relationship to Steele was not included in the FISA applications for surveillance of Carter Page.[10][5][6] The Steele dossier was part of the basis for the extension of the FISA warrant;[10] Ohr was not assigned to work in counterintelligence operations or known to be involved in obtaining this warrant.[2]
References
- ^ Gibson, Jake (January 8, 2018). "DOJ official who concealed meetings with Trump dossier figures loses another job title". Fox News. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
- ^ a b Zapotosky, Matt; Reinhard, Beth (February 2, 2018). "Why the Nunes memo takes aim at a Justice Dept. official specializing in gangs and drugs". The Washington Post.
- ^ Jessica McBride (December 8, 2017). "Bruce Ohr & Nellie Ohr: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". heavy.com.
- ^ "Faculty". gufaculty360.georgetown.edu.
- ^ a b c d e Kessler, Glenn (August 16, 2018). "Who is Bruce Ohr and why does Trump keep tweeting about him?". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
- ^ a b Jarrett, Laura (December 15, 2017). "Senate Intel to interview Justice Dept. official with Fusion GPS ties". CNN. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
- ^ Gibson, Jake (December 31, 2017). "Fusion GPS admits DOJ official's wife Nellie Ohr hired to probe Trump". Fox News. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
- ^ "Christopher Steele Told DOJ's Bruce Ohr He Was 'Afraid They Will Be Exposed' After Comey's Firing". dailycaller.com. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
- ^ "Embracing Conspiracy Theory, Trump Escalates Attack on Bruce Ohr". Retrieved August 17, 2018.
- ^ a b Earl, Jennifer (February 2, 2018). "Who is Christopher Steele? What to know about the ex-spy and the Trump dossier". Fox News. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
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