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. |