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 is 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).[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.[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.