FBI records reveal Nellie Ohr likely committed multiple felonies by lying to Congress about her central role in creating the discredited Trump-Russia dossier, yet the Justice Department refused to prosecute her despite clear evidence of perjury.
Key Takeaways
- Declassified FBI documents show Nellie Ohr, a Fusion GPS contractor, likely lied to Congress about her contributions to the Trump-Russia investigation and Steele Dossier.
- Ohr deleted emails with DOJ prosecutors and provided research to her husband Bruce Ohr, a DOJ official, who then passed it to the FBI for the Crossfire Hurricane investigation.
- Sen. Chuck Grassley criticized the Justice Department’s failure to prosecute Ohr despite a criminal referral, contrasting with their vigorous prosecution of Trump allies like Roger Stone for similar offenses.
- The FBI document indicates Ohr likely helped compile dossiers including Christopher Steele’s, contradicting her sworn testimony to Congress.
- Multiple government investigations ultimately found no evidence of Trump-Russia collusion, exposing the politically motivated nature of the original investigation.
FBI Document Confirms Ohr’s False Testimony
A recently declassified FBI document obtained by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley provides conclusive evidence that Nellie Ohr, a contractor for opposition research firm Fusion GPS, gave false testimony to Congress about her role in the Trump-Russia investigation. The internal FBI analysis from 2019 confirms that Ohr’s statements to lawmakers were “demonstrably false,” according to Sen. Chuck Grassley from The New York Post. This revelation raises serious questions about obstruction of justice and the integrity of the entire Crossfire Hurricane investigation that targeted President Trump.
🚨 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
The Ohr Family’s Deep Involvement
Nellie Ohr worked for Fusion GPS, which was hired by Hillary Clinton’s campaign through law firm Perkins Coie to investigate Trump’s alleged ties to Russian organized crime before the 2016 election. Despite testifying she knew nothing about the Department of Justice’s investigation into Trump’s supposed Russian connections, evidence shows she helped compile dossiers that initiated the FBI’s Crossfire Hurricane investigation. Her husband Bruce Ohr, then a high-ranking DOJ official, served as a conduit between Fusion GPS, Christopher Steele, and the FBI, creating a concerning connection between the opposition research and official government investigation.
“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 from The New York Post.
The FBI analysis found “little distinction” between the Ohrs’ professional and personal lives, suggesting they regularly communicated about the Russia-collusion investigations. Records show the couple met with Christopher Steele in July 2016 to discuss allegations against Trump campaign aide Carter Page and Trump’s supposed vulnerability to Kremlin intelligence. During this period, Nellie Ohr claimed Trump was “over a barrel” with Russia, echoing language later found in the discredited Steele Dossier.
Selective Justice and Political Bias
Perhaps most troubling is the Justice Department’s refusal to prosecute Nellie Ohr despite a criminal referral in 2019 by then-Rep. Mark Meadows. This stands in stark contrast to the department’s aggressive prosecution of Trump allies like Roger Stone for similar alleged false statements to Congress. This double standard has fueled criticism about politically motivated law enforcement and undermined public trust in federal institutions.
“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 Grassley from Senator Grassley’s official website.
The FBI document shows Ohr provided a thumb drive with her research to her husband, who then gave it to the FBI. She also sent emails, some later deleted, to DOJ prosecutors beyond those mentioned in her testimony. Perhaps most damning, evidence suggests Ohr may have been directly involved in drafting the notorious Steele Dossier itself, making the same analytical error found in Steele’s report. She also took ham radio classes during her employment at Fusion GPS, contradicting her sworn testimony.
Vindication for President Trump
The revelation about Ohr’s apparent perjury reinforces what multiple subsequent investigations have concluded: there was never any evidence of collusion between Trump and Russia. Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation found no conspiracy, and a 2023 report by John Durham concluded there was “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,” according to Durham from Just The News.
“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,” stated Grassley from Senator Grassley’s official website.
The declassification of this document by FBI Director Kash Patel, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche represents another step toward transparency and accountability for those who orchestrated the years-long campaign against President Trump. The evidence continues to mount that the entire Russia collusion narrative was a politically motivated fabrication designed to undermine a duly elected president and divert attention from the real foreign influence operations involving the opposing political party.
