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[[File:Steele dossier fingerprint cartoon 2017.jpg|right|350px|thumb|The Obama administration tried to convince the American people through US intelligence agencies and the mainstream media that Vladimir Putin had colluded with the Trump campaign to elect Donald Trump, using the ''Steele dossier'' as evidence. The falsified document was bought and paid for by the Hillary Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee.<br>''Illustration on the Steele Dossier by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times''<ref>https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/nov/7/hillary-clinton-democrats-deluded-themselves/ </ref>]]

[[File:Steele dossier fingerprint cartoon 2017.jpg|right|350px|thumb|The Obama administration tried to convince the American people through US intelligence agencies and the mainstream media that Vladimir Putin had colluded with the Trump campaign to elect Donald Trump, using the ''Steele dossier'' as evidence. The falsified document was bought and paid for by the Hillary Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee.<br>''Illustration on the Steele Dossier by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times''<ref>https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/nov/7/hillary-clinton-democrats-deluded-themselves/ </ref>]]

The '''Steele dossier''', sometimes referred to as the '''Clinton-Steele dossier''' is a discredited political work originally put together as opposition research by the Clinton campaign and Democratic party, which was funneled to the Obama FBI and used to justify illegal surveillance on candidate and President [[Donald Trump]].<ref>[https://www.nationalreview.com/article/454709/steele-dossier-source-fisa-warrant-against-trump-campaign Was the Steele Dossier Used to Obtain a FISA Warrant Against Trump’s Campaign?], [[National Review Online]]</ref>

The '''Steele dossier''', sometimes referred to as the '''Simpson-Clinton-Steele dossier''' is a discredited political work originally put together as opposition research by the Clinton campaign and Democratic party, with significant backing and early work by [[Glenn Simpson]], which was funneled to the Obama FBI and used to justify illegal surveillance on candidate and President [[Donald Trump]].<ref>[https://www.nationalreview.com/article/454709/steele-dossier-source-fisa-warrant-against-trump-campaign Was the Steele Dossier Used to Obtain a FISA Warrant Against Trump’s Campaign?], [[National Review Online]]</ref>

On January 10, 2016, ten days before Trump's inauguration, Obama [[DNI]] [[James Clapper]] leaked the phony ''Steele dossier'' to [[CNN]] and [[BuzzFeed]] who then jointly made it available to the public. The dossier alleges [[Russian collusion hoax|Russian collusion with the Trump campaign]]. [[Barack Obama]] approved declassification and widespread dissemination of the dossier's smears and fake allegations, and violation of the [[Fourth Amendment]] rights of American citizens.

On January 10, 2016, ten days before Trump's inauguration, Obama [[DNI]] [[James Clapper]] leaked the phony ''Steele dossier'' to [[CNN]] and [[BuzzFeed]] who then jointly made it available to the public. The dossier alleges [[Russian collusion hoax|Russian collusion with the Trump campaign]]. [[Barack Obama]] approved declassification and widespread dissemination of the dossier's smears and fake allegations, and violation of the [[Fourth Amendment]] rights of American citizens.

==Timeline==

==Timeline==

[[File:State-department-email-chris-steele.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Smoking gun: State Department email proves political motivation of the ''Steele dossier'' ten days before the FBI used it to hoax the FISA court.]]

[[File:State-department-email-chris-steele.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Smoking gun: State Department email proves political motivation of the ''Steele dossier'' ten days before the FBI used it to hoax the FISA court.]]

In August 2016 Christopher Steele went to Sir Andrew Wood to ask him to act as a go-between to reach Sen. [[John McCain]], to try to give his fake dossier credibility.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/12/11/inside-trump-dossier-handoff-mccains-go-between-speaks-out.html</ref>

In August 2016 Christopher Steele went to Sir Andrew Wood to ask him to act as a go-between to reach Sen. [[John McCain]], to try to give his fake dossier credibility.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/12/11/inside-trump-dossier-handoff-mccains-go-between-speaks-out.html</ref>

Throughout July, August and September 2016 [[FusionGPS]] paid [[journalist]]s from the ''[[New York Times]]'', [[ABC News]], [[Ken Dilanian]] of [[NBC News]], [[David Corn]] of ''Mother Jones'', [[Michael Isikoff]] of Yahoo! News and others to listen to Christopher Steele and shop the ''Steele dossier'' narrative for mainstream publication. Court papers confirm payments.<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/fusion-gps-paid-journalists-court-papers-confirm/article/2641454</ref>

Throughout July, August and September 2016 [[FusionGPS]] paid [[journalist]]s from the ''[[New York Times]]'', [[ABC News]], [[Ken Dilanian]] of [[NBC News]], [[David Corn]] of ''Mother Jones'', [[Michael Isikoff]] of Yahoo! News and others to listen to Christopher Steele and shop the ''Steele dossier'' narrative for mainstream publication. Court papers confirm payments.<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/fusion-gps-paid-journalists-court-papers-confirm/article/2641454</ref>

*'''Late 2015''' ''Washington Free Beacon'' hires Fusion GPS.

*'''Late 2015''' ''Washington Free Beacon'' hires Fusion GPS.

*'''Spring 2016''' ''Beacon'' ends relationship with Fusion. DNC, Hillary campaign hires Fusion.

*'''Spring 2016''' ''Beacon'' ends relationship with Fusion. DNC, Hillary campaign hires Fusion.

==References==

==References==

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