>Ohr says Steele told him Russian intel believed they had Trump 'over a barrel'
By Jeremy Herb, CNN
Updated 1:24 PM ET, Fri August 31, 2018
Washington (CNN) A Justice Department lawyer whose ties to the infamous dossier about President Donald Trump and Russia has drawn the ire of Republicans told House lawmakers that he was told Russian intelligence thought they had the then-candidate "over a barrel" during the 2016 campaign, a source with knowledge of the testimony told CNN.
Bruce Ohr, who testified behind closed doors this week to the House Judiciary and Oversight committees, said dossier author Christopher Steele shared the information with him at a July 2016 breakfast, the source said.
Ohr said that his wife, Nellie Ohr, who was a contractor for Fusion GPS – the firm that employed Steele to dig up dirt on Trump – also attended the breakfast, along with an associate of Steele's. Ohr couldn't recall in his testimony who the associate was, the source said, but he knew it was not Fusion GPS co-founder Glenn Simpson.
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Ohr also told lawmakers and staff he didn't read any of his wife's work or the documents that were given to him from Steele, the source said. Ohr told lawmakers that he turned over two USB keys to the FBI – one from his wife and one from Simpson. He said he didn't look at the information on them, according to the source.
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