Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe told lawmakers that the FBI’s efforts to verify the infamous Steele dossier “generally” made the dossier more credible, in his belief. However, the efforts uncovered much information that undermined the dossier’s credibility.
The dossier, a collection of unsubstantiated claims about collusion between Russia and the 2016 campaign of Donald Trump, was put together by former British spy Christopher Steele. It was paid, through intermediaries, by the campaign of Trump’s opponent, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and the Democratic National Committee.
