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==Education== |
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Ohr graduated from [[Harvard College]] in 1984 with a degree in physics, and graduated from [[Harvard Law School]] in 1987.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://heavy.com/news/2017/12/bruce-ohr-dossier-fusion-gps-trump-demoted/|title=Bruce Ohr & Nellie Ohr: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know|author=Jessica McBride|date=Dec 8, 2017|website=heavy.com}}</ref> He went on to teach as an adjunct professor at [[Georgetown University]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gufaculty360.georgetown.edu/s/contact/00336000014TdCQAA0/bruce-ohr?id=00336000014TdCQAA0|title=Faculty|author=|date=|website=gufaculty360.georgetown.edu}}</ref> |
Ohr graduated from [[Harvard College]] in 1984 with a degree in physics, and graduated from [[Harvard Law School]] in 1987.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://heavy.com/news/2017/12/bruce-ohr-dossier-fusion-gps-trump-demoted/|title=Bruce Ohr & Nellie Ohr: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know|author=Jessica McBride|date=Dec 8, 2017|website=heavy.com}}</ref> He went on to teach as an adjunct professor at [[Georgetown University]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gufaculty360.georgetown.edu/s/contact/00336000014TdCQAA0/bruce-ohr?id=00336000014TdCQAA0|title=Faculty|author=|date=|website=gufaculty360.georgetown.edu}}</ref> |
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==Career== |
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Ohr was a career civil servant in the US Department of Justice, rising to the rank of Associate Deputy Attorney General. In late 2017, after controversy erupted about his involvement with the Trump-Russia dossier (see below), Ohr was briefly reassigned to head the [[Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force]] (OCDETF). However, as of August 2018 it is unclear what Ohr's current assignment is, if any, and his continued possession of a security clearance is under review by [[Donald Trump|President Trump]].<ref name="20180816WP">{{cite news |last1=Kessler |first1=Glenn |title=Who is Bruce Ohr and why does Trump keep tweeting about him? |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/08/16/who-is-bruce-ohr-why-does-trump-keep-tweeting-about-him/ |accessdate=17 August 2018 |work=[[The Washington Post]] |date=16 August 2018}}</ref> |
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==Involvement with Trump-Russia dossier== |
==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 by the opposition research firm Fusion GPS |
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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Ohr apparently 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. While it has been disclosed that Ohr did pass some information to the FBI, it isn't clear 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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==References== |
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Revision as of 14:45, 17 August 2018
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 was a career civil servant in the US Department of Justice, rising to the rank of Associate Deputy Attorney General. In late 2017, after controversy erupted about his involvement with the Trump-Russia dossier (see below), Ohr was briefly reassigned to head the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF). However, as of August 2018 it is unclear what Ohr's current assignment is, if any, and his continued possession of a security clearance is under review by President Trump.[5]
Involvement with Trump-Russia dossier
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][6]
Ohr apparently 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. While it has been disclosed that Ohr did pass some information to the FBI, it isn't clear 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]
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.
- ^ 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 Kessler, Glenn (August 16, 2018). "Who is Bruce Ohr and why does Trump keep tweeting about him?". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 17, 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.