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FBI Had Information Suggesting Christopher Steele Wasn’t Reliable But Withheld It While Relying On His Dossier

Ashe Schow
FBI Had Information Suggesting Christopher Steele Wasn’t Reliable But Withheld It While Relying On His Dossier
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The FBI was aware of issues with ex-British spy Christopher Steele’s work but kept the information out of an important documents after agreeing to do so in order to learn about Steele’s credibility.

In other words, to assess Steele’s credibility, the FBI agreed not to include its assessment of Steele’s credibility in a document maintained by the FBI regarding Steele as a confidential source.

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