FBI documents reveal Nellie Ohr, a key figure in the infamous Russia collusion investigation, likely committed multiple felonies by lying to Congress about her role in creating the discredited Steele Dossier used to justify spying on President Trump’s campaign.
Key Takeaways
- Newly declassified FBI documents prove Nellie Ohr, a Fusion GPS contractor, provided false testimony to Congress about her contributions to the FBI’s Crossfire Hurricane investigation into President Trump.
- Despite evidence of multiple felony violations, the Justice Department declined to prosecute Ohr for lying to Congress, while pursuing similar charges against Trump allies.
- Ohr claimed ignorance of the DOJ’s investigation while actively helping compile dossiers used to initiate the FBI’s investigation, including sharing information with her husband Bruce Ohr, a senior DOJ official.
- The FBI found “little distinction” between the Ohrs’ personal and professional lives, concluding they communicated about Russia-collusion investigations despite testimony to the contrary.
- Senator Chuck Grassley criticized the DOJ’s failure to hold Ohr accountable, stating it “undermines public trust in the rule of law.”
Deep State Connections Exposed
A bombshell FBI document declassified at the request of Senator Chuck Grassley reveals that Nellie Ohr, a contractor for Fusion GPS, likely provided false testimony to Congress regarding her involvement in the Trump-Russia investigation. Ohr worked for the opposition research firm hired by Hillary Clinton’s campaign to investigate then-candidate Donald Trump’s supposed links to Russian organized crime before the 2016 election. Despite claiming ignorance of the Department of Justice’s investigation during congressional testimony, evidence shows she helped compile dossiers, including the infamous Steele Dossier, that directly contributed to the FBI’s Crossfire Hurricane investigation targeting President Trump.
“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,” Senator Chuck Grassley stated in a press release.
The internal FBI analysis, completed in 2019, identified multiple instances where Ohr’s testimony appeared “demonstrably false.” This included her denial of knowledge about the DOJ’s investigation, despite evidence showing she communicated with DOJ prosecutors and shared research with her husband Bruce Ohr, then a senior Justice Department official. Bruce Ohr subsequently passed this information to the FBI, creating a backdoor channel for unverified anti-Trump research to reach federal investigators and fuel the Russia collusion narrative.
🚨 A newly declassified @FBI document released by Sen. @ChuckGrassley confirms Fusion GPS contractor Nellie Ohr lied to Congress about her involvement in Crossfire Hurricane. Thank you @FBIDirectorKash for helping Congress uncover the truth and taking steps toward greater…
— Sen. Grassley Press (@GrassleyPress) May 28, 2025
Concealed Communications and Deleted Evidence
Perhaps most damning among the FBI’s findings was the revelation that Nellie Ohr deleted emails exchanged with DOJ prosecutors, suggesting deliberate concealment efforts. The FBI document states: “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.” This directly contradicts Ohr’s testimony to Congress, where she claimed a strict separation between her work and her husband’s Justice Department responsibilities.
“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,” the FBI document states.
In July 2016, the Ohrs met with Christopher Steele, the former British spy behind the infamous dossier, to discuss allegations against Trump campaign aide Carter Page and claims that Trump was “over a barrel” with Kremlin intelligence. This meeting occurred shortly before the FBI launched its investigation, yet Nellie Ohr maintained in her testimony that she had no knowledge of these official proceedings. Additional evidence showed she provided a thumb drive containing her research to her husband, who then transferred it to the FBI—establishing a direct link between her work and the federal investigation she claimed to know nothing about.
Two-Tiered Justice System
The Justice Department’s decision not to prosecute Nellie Ohr despite a 2019 criminal referral by then-Rep. Mark Meadows stands in stark contrast to its aggressive pursuit of Trump allies for similar offenses. Roger Stone, a Trump associate, was convicted and sentenced to prison for lying to Congress, highlighting what critics see as a blatant double standard in the application of justice. Meanwhile, Bruce Ohr was demoted twice and eventually resigned from the DOJ in October 2020 following a disciplinary referral, while his wife has faced no legal consequences for her apparent false testimony.
“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,” Senator Grassley noted in his criticism of the federal agencies’ oversight.
This revelation comes after multiple investigations, including Special Counsel John Durham’s 2023 report, concluded there was no evidence of collusion between Trump and Russia. Durham’s investigation determined 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.” Inspector General Michael Horowitz also criticized the FBI for its reliance on the unverified Steele Dossier, which contained significant errors and unsubstantiated claims that damaged President Trump’s first term in office.
Accountability Under President Trump
Senator Grassley specifically thanked FBI Director Kash Patel, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche for declassifying the FBI’s findings, reflecting the current administration’s commitment to transparency in exposing the origins of the Russia investigation. The declassification process under President Trump’s leadership has revealed numerous instances of misconduct by federal agencies and Clinton-aligned operatives involved in promoting the debunked Russia collusion narrative that hampered the previous Trump administration.
“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,” John Durham stated in his 2023 report.
The Nellie Ohr case exemplifies the broader pattern of bias and selective justice that characterized the Russia-related investigations targeting President Trump. As more documents are declassified and the full extent of the coordinated effort against him comes to light, Americans continue to learn how government agencies and political operatives manipulated intelligence and legal processes to undermine a duly elected president—a reckoning that continues under Trump’s current administration.
