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I'm pretty sure the Steele dossier was not made public until Jan. 10, 2017 (i.e. after the election): https://www.buzzfeed.com/kenbensinger/these-reports-alleg
by 18pfsmt 8y ago
I'm pretty sure the Steele dossier was not made public until Jan. 10, 2017 (i.e. after the election):
https://www.buzzfeed.com/kenbensinger/these-reports-allege-trump-has-deep-ties-to-russia https://www.buzzfeed.com/kenbensinger/these-reports-allege-t...
- SimbaOnSteroids 8y agoFurthermore it was raw intelligence not meant for public consumption.
- programmarchy 8y agoBut wasn’t the Steele dossier used to get a FISA warrant to spy on the campaign, after the original request was denied? Politicizing the intelligence apparatus would be highly disturbing, even moreso than when the Obama administration apparently used the IRS to target political opponents [1] like the tea party. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRS_targeting_controversy https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRS_targeting_controversy
- equalunique 8y agoUpvoted. I hope your comment does not get flagged like mine have been.
- evunveot 8y agoSteele was shopping it around to media outlets extensively before the election, and Mother Jones reported on it on October 31, 2016: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/10/veteran-spy-gave-fbi-info-alleging-russian-operation-cultivate-donald-trump/ https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/10/veteran-spy-gav...