Jan 27, 2026
Most ViewedSteele dossier
is a 2016 collection of memos by alleging ties and kompromat between and ; it was paid for by while working for Democratic clients and published by in January 2017 as unverified “raw intelligence” . T...
Steele dossier and surveillance applications
The Steele dossier and its use in surveillance applications, and the subsequent criticisms and controversies.
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4 resultsFeb 1, 2026
What role did the FBI and DOJ play in investigating claims from the Steele dossier?
The FBI opened a counterintelligence probe into in 2016 that used as one of many investigative leads, attempted to corroborate the dossier’s claims, and cited portions of it in surveillance applicatio...
Jan 26, 2026
What did official investigations (Mueller, DOJ inspector general) conclude about the dossier's accuracy and use?
Official reviews by and the concluded that the was a mixture of unverified raw intelligence, some limited corroboration, and demonstrably false claims, and that ’s use of dossier material in contained...
Jan 17, 2026
What findings about Clinton’s role appear in the Mueller report and subsequent congressional investigations?
The Mueller report concluded that Russian actors mounted a multifaceted campaign that both hacked Democratic targets and ran a social‑media operation intended to damage Hillary Clinton and help Donald...