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Just because the famous collection of memos by former MI6 agent Christopher Steele didn't pan out didn't mean that there wasn't plenty of fishy Russia business during the 2016 presidential campaign.
Just because the famous collection of memos by former MI6 agent Christopher Steele didn't pan out didn't mean that there wasn't plenty of fishy Russia business during the 2016 presidential campaign.
The more we learn about the Steele dossier, the more we need media organizations to look back, critically, at their coverage.
From guest commentator to NBC/MSNBC contributor, via analysis of Russiagate.
Mother Jones journalist passed dossier to FBI, claiming that he wanted to see it fact-checked. That eventually happened.
Here's a look at supportive comments by people on the media on the Steele dossier, as well as their comments. In some cases.
Certain reports about the dossier turn out to conflict with a thorough report from the Justice Department's inspector general.
There was a lot of chatter about corroboration of the dossier on the airwaves. What do the commentators have to say now?
The dossier landed on one of the hardest areas of U.S. government to cover.
Did the dossier 'line up' with official documents?
Various news outlets cited instances of vindication for the Steele dossier. Then came the Horowitz report.