The revelation, which was discovered as a result of special counsel John Durham's case against Danchenko, indicates that the FBI deliberately targeted 2016 presidential candidate and later President Donald Trump with claims it already knew at the time to be false. 

The email—of which only the subject line has been made public—was first uncovered by an internet sleuth who goes by the moniker "Walkafyre" and was included in hundreds of unused exhibits from Danchenko's trial.

The FBI used Danchenko—who was acquitted last week on all charges of lying to the FBI—in its investigation of Trump, despite knowing that Danchenko had helped fabricate the dossier. 

With the benefit of this new information, a renewed examination of the timeline between the Nov. 8, 2016, presidential election and the appointment of special counsel Robert Mueller on May 17, 2017, reveals that the FBI—with the help of the Obama administration and Washington establishment figures—executed a concerted campaign to oust a sitting president.

Email Reveals FBI's Plan for Danchenko

The newly discovered email was sent by FBI agent Kevin Helson to unknown recipients on Jan. 12, 2017. The email's heading reads "Plan to Convert Danchenko into CHS." 

This email is critical for several reasons.