Newly declassified FBI documents reveal Nellie Ohr, a key figure in the debunked Russia collusion narrative, committed perjury by lying to Congress about her involvement in the Steele Dossier that targeted President Trump.
Key Takeaways
- FBI analysis confirms Nellie Ohr, a Fusion GPS contractor, gave false testimony to Congress about her role in creating anti-Trump dossiers used to launch the discredited Crossfire Hurricane investigation.
- Ohr shared research with her husband Bruce Ohr, a DOJ official, who then passed it to the FBI, contradicting her claims of ignorance about the investigation.
- Despite making a criminal referral for Ohr’s apparent perjury in 2019, the Justice Department declined to prosecute her while aggressively pursuing Trump allies like Roger Stone for similar charges.
- The declassified document shows Ohr deleted incriminating emails, took ham radio classes during her time at Fusion GPS, and likely contributed to the debunked Steele Dossier.
- Senator Chuck Grassley secured the document’s declassification and blasted the DOJ’s double standard in failing to prosecute Ohr despite “obviously incriminating evidence.”
FBI Document Exposes Ohr’s Congressional Deception
A bombshell FBI analysis declassified at the request of Senator Chuck Grassley confirms that Nellie Ohr, who worked as a contractor for opposition research firm Fusion GPS, likely committed multiple felonies by providing false testimony to Congress about her role in the Trump-Russia investigation. The document details how Ohr misrepresented her knowledge of and contributions to the Crossfire Hurricane investigation, which falsely claimed President Trump colluded with Russia. Ohr worked for Fusion GPS, which was hired by Hillary Clinton’s campaign and the Democratic National Committee to dig up dirt on Trump before the 2016 election.
“By lying to Congress, Nellie Ohr showed contempt for congressional oversight and the American people. What’s more, the FBI and DOJ’s failure to hold Ohr accountable for appearing to commit multiple felonies and its obstructive conduct against agents that sought additional information reveals the agencies’ deeply disturbing political bias,” said Sen. Chuck Grassley, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman
The internal FBI analysis from 2019 methodically outlines the “demonstrably false” statements Ohr made during her October 2018 congressional testimony. She claimed ignorance about the Department of Justice’s investigation into Trump-Russia connections, yet evidence shows she actively compiled dossiers, including helping craft the infamous Steele Dossier that sparked the FBI’s politically motivated investigation. Ohr’s deception extended to denying knowledge of how her research was being used, despite clear evidence she provided intelligence directly to DOJ prosecutors through her husband Bruce Ohr, who served as a conduit to the FBI.
Deep State Coordination Revealed
The FBI document exposes an extensive network of coordination between Nellie Ohr, her husband Bruce Ohr (a senior DOJ official), former British spy Christopher Steele, and Fusion GPS to target President Trump. The Ohr’s met with Steele in July 2016 to discuss allegations against Trump campaign aide Carter Page and claims that Trump was “over a barrel” with Russian intelligence. This meeting occurred shortly before the FBI launched its investigation. The FBI analysis found “little distinction” between the Ohr’s professional and personal lives, concluding that “there is probable cause to believe that Bruce and Nellie did communicate with each other about their respective activity in furtherance of the Russia-collusion investigations.”
“There is probable cause to believe that Bruce and Nellie did communicate with each other about their respective activity in furtherance of the Russia-collusion investigations and/or narrative,” according to the FBI document.
The analysis revealed Nellie Ohr provided a thumb drive containing her anti-Trump research to her husband, who then delivered it to the FBI. She also deleted emails exchanged with DOJ prosecutors, suggesting deliberate concealment of her activities. Even more suspicious, Ohr took ham radio classes during her employment at Fusion GPS—a potential method to communicate covertly—despite testifying otherwise. The FBI found multiple instances where Ohr’s research contained analytical errors similar to those in the Steele Dossier, strongly suggesting her direct involvement in crafting the discredited document used to spy on the Trump campaign.
Remember Nellie Ohr, the Fusion GPS operative whose DOJ official Bruce was deeply involved in the Russian collusion hoax?
According to FBI documenta obtained by Charles Grassley, she lied to Congress about what she was up to, including her ham radio activities. pic.twitter.com/RztOPPqNcG
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) May 28, 2025
Two-Tiered Justice System Exposed
Despite mounting evidence of Ohr’s deception, the Justice Department declined to prosecute her after then-Rep. Mark Meadows made a criminal referral in 2019. This inaction stands in stark contrast to the aggressive prosecution of Trump allies like Roger Stone, who was convicted of lying to Congress. Bruce Ohr eventually faced consequences for his role in the scandal, being demoted twice before resigning from the DOJ in October 2020 after a disciplinary referral. Senator Grassley has criticized the DOJ’s selective enforcement, pointing to the obvious double standard in how justice is applied.
“The DOJ’s inaction on Nellie Ohr’s criminal referral – despite the obviously incriminating evidence provided in the FBI’s own analysis – undermines public trust in the rule of law,” said Sen Chuck Grassley. The revelations come after years of investigations that ultimately vindicated President Trump. Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation found no evidence of collusion between Trump and Russia. Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz criticized the FBI for its heavy reliance on the Steele Dossier without proper verification. Most decisively, Special Counsel John Durham’s 2023 report concluded there was never any evidence of collusion at the start of the Crossfire Hurricane investigation, stating that “neither U.S. law enforcement nor the Intelligence Community appears to have possessed any actual evidence of collusion in their holdings at the commencement of the Crossfire Hurricane investigation.”
Grassley specifically thanked FBI Director Kash Patel, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche for their cooperation in declassifying the FBI’s findings, which provides further proof of the weaponization of federal agencies against President Trump during and after the 2016 election. The document adds to the mounting evidence that the entire Russia collusion narrative was fabricated by Democratic operatives and willing participants within the federal bureaucracy.
