A foreign citizen, [[Christopher Steele]], was paid by [[Hillary Clinton]] and the [[Democratic party]] to interfere in the [[2016 presidential election]]. Steele fabricated stories of Trump-Russia and funneled them to the FBI. Steele was fired from the FBI as a source for violating FBI regulations by [[leak]]ing the same [[fake news|fabricated stories]] to the [[mainstream media]]. Steele was forbidden by the FBI, and the FBI prohibited by its own regulations, from doing any further work or using any information gathered by Steele. | A foreign citizen, [[Christopher Steele]], was paid by [[Hillary Clinton]] and the [[Democratic party]] to interfere in the [[2016 presidential election]]. Steele fabricated stories of Trump-Russia and funneled them to the FBI. Steele was fired from the FBI as a source for violating FBI regulations by [[leak]]ing the same [[fake news|fabricated stories]] to the [[mainstream media]]. Steele was forbidden by the FBI, and the FBI prohibited by its own regulations, from doing any further work or using any information gathered by Steele. |