![]() ![]() “There were other aspects to TRUMP’s engagement with the Russian authorities. By the time this memo was written, The Washington Post had already broken the news that Russia had hacked the Democratic National Committee. But a case could also be made that the memo’s political analysis about Russia’s motivations might have been made by any close reader of the newspapers. Talks on the project continued even as Trump pursued the presidency – and Trump aide Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to misleading Congress about those efforts. Mueller also details Trump’s business interests in Russia, especially pursuit of a Trump Tower project in Moscow. The Mueller report documents extensive Russian efforts to ensure Trump’s victory, through hacking operations and social media efforts. Aim, endorsed by PUTIN, has been to encourage splits and divisions in western alliance.” – Steele memo 80, dated June 20, 2016 “Russian regime has been cultivating, supporting and assisting TRUMP for at least 5 years. Here’s a guide to how elements of the dossier match up with the Mueller report, along with our analysis. “To our knowledge, nothing in the Steele memoranda has been disproven.” Levy, counsel for Fusion GPS, told The Fact Checker. and within the Transatlantic Alliance,” Joshua A. ![]() “The Mueller Report substantiates the core reporting and many of the specifics in Christopher Steele’s 2016 memoranda, including that Trump campaign figures were secretly meeting Kremlin figures, that Russia was conducting a covert operation to elect Donald Trump, and that the aim of the Russian operation was to sow discord and disunity in the U.S. But some key elements certainly appear in doubt. So one cannot necessarily say the Mueller report ends the matter, given a continuing counterintelligence investigation. In fact, Steele is rarely mentioned in the more than 400 pages. Mueller was looking for criminal acts, not seeking to confirm the dossier. ![]() Neither case is confirmed by the Mueller report. Detractors say many of the details have been proved false or remain unverified. The dossier itself was not intended to be published and consists largely of rumors and gossip – the starting point for investigative reporters and law enforcement officials, not the end point.ĭefenders of the dossier say its overall message – that Russia wanted to help Trump win the election, in part to sow discord in the United States – has been validated by the Mueller report. That vast gulf in perceptions is captured in the exchange above. Depending on your perspective, it’s either a hoax used to defame a future president or a credible guide to allegations about Trump’s involvement with Russia. The dossier is a political Rorschach test. Steele also briefed selected reporters during the campaign on his findings. The FBI even obtained a secret court order to monitor the communications of former Trump campaign aide Carter Page after convincing a judge on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court that there was probable cause to believe he was acting as an agent of a foreign power, Russia. But the FBI was aware of the document and used Steele as a source. The FBI’s counterintelligence operation into whether Russia was assisting the Trump campaign was not prompted by the dossier. ![]()
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