"....an unfinished 35-page compilation of "unverified, and potentially unverifiable"[a] memos that were considered by Steele to be "raw intelligence – not established facts, but a starting point for further investigation".[3][4][5]"
"U.S. intelligence agencies, the January 2017 ODNI report,[7] and the Mueller report have
corroborated the following June 2016[8] dossier allegations written by Steele: "that the Russian government was working to get Mr. Trump elected";[b] that Russia sought "to cultivate people in Trump's orbit"[b] and that many Trump campaign officials and associates had numerous secretive contacts with Russian officials and agents;[10][11][12] that Vladimir Putin favored Trump over Hillary Clinton;[7][13] that Putin personally ordered an "influence campaign" to harm Clinton's campaign and to "undermine public faith in the US democratic process";[7] and that he ordered cyberattacks on both parties.[7]"
The dossier's "broad assertion that Russia waged a campaign to interfere in the election is now accepted as fact by the US intelligence community."[225] With the passage of time and further revelations from various investigations and sources, it is becoming clearer that the overall thrust of the dossier was accurate:[115]
Some of the dossier's broad threads have now been independently corroborated. U.S. intelligence agencies and the special counsel's investigation into Russian election interference did eventually find that Kremlin-linked operatives ran an elaborate operation to promote Trump and hurt Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton, as the dossier says in its main narrative.
— Jeff Donn, "Some Questions in Trump–Russia Dossier Now Finding Answers", Associated Press (June 29, 2018)[115]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steele_dossier#Dossier's_veracity_and_Steele's_reputation
and now, song and dance, as always when the facts slap
you in the face , as they always do.
Edited by JG at 17:57:26 on 04/11/25