State Dept., DOJ under growing pressure over pre-FISA memo

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State Dept., DOJ under growing pressure over pre-FISA memo

by WorldTribune Staff, May 12, 2019 The chairmen of the Senate Judiciary, Homeland Security and Finance committees have written to the Justice and State departments seeking answers about their possible roles in helping ex-British spy Christopher Steele disseminate the unverified anti-Trump “dossier.” The dossier was a key component in the launching of special counsel Robert […]

State Dept. had access to Steele dossier before FBI; U.S. embassy in London played key role

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State Dept. had access to Steele dossier before FBI; U.S. embassy in London played key role

by WorldTribune Staff, June 22, 2018 The Obama State Department had access to parts of the discredited Trump dossier before the FBI had obtained the document, a report said. “State Department officials obtained and reviewed parts of the infamous Steele dossier by mid-July 2016, well before FBI headquarters had access to the document,” The Daily […]