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Former [[DNI]] [[James Clapper]] illegally leaked the ''Steele dossier'' to [[CNN]] and BuzzFeed in early 2016.<ref>''[https://www.scribd.com/document/377590825/HPSCI-Final-Report-on-Russian-Active-Measures-Redacted-Release Russian Active Measures in the 2016 Election''], House Permanent Sub Committee on Intelligence, March 22, 2017, pp. 107-108.</ref><!--https://lawfareblog.com/office-director-national-intelligence-releases-fisa-section-702-documents--> In early 2017 Cohen filed a $100 million [[defamation]] lawsuit against BuzzFeed and [[FusionGPS]].<ref>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-10/trump-lawyer-cohen-sues-buzzfeed-over-claims-in-russia-dossier </ref> Evidence in the lawsuit threatened to expose DOJ and FBI illegal activities against political opponents which have been ongoing for years. Special Counsel [[Robert Mueller]] and Dep. Attn. Gen. [[Rod Rosenstein]] seized all documents in Cohen's office and home.
Former [[DNI]] [[James Clapper]] illegally leaked the ''Steele dossier'' to [[CNN]] and BuzzFeed in early 2016.<ref>''[https://www.scribd.com/document/377590825/HPSCI-Final-Report-on-Russian-Active-Measures-Redacted-Release Russian Active Measures in the 2016 Election''], House Permanent Sub Committee on Intelligence, March 22, 2017, pp. 107-108.</ref><!--https://lawfareblog.com/office-director-national-intelligence-releases-fisa-section-702-documents--> In early 2017 Cohen filed a $100 million [[defamation]] lawsuit against BuzzFeed and [[FusionGPS]].<ref>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-10/trump-lawyer-cohen-sues-buzzfeed-over-claims-in-russia-dossier </ref> Evidence in the lawsuit threatened to expose DOJ and FBI illegal activities against political opponents which have been ongoing for years. Special Counsel [[Robert Mueller]] and Dep. Attn. Gen. [[Rod Rosenstein]] seized all documents in Cohen's office and home.
==Treasury Department==
Michael Cohen was the victim of slanders and leaks when unknown [[Civil Service Commission||civil servants]] in the [[U.S Department of Treasury]] leaked information about banking transactions belongong to two other "Michael Cohens".<ref>http://dailycaller.com/2018/05/09/avenatti-michael-cohen-israel/ <ref> The Treasury Inspector General is investigating the leaks.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/treasury-inspector-general-launches-probe-into-possible-leak-of-michael-cohens-banking-records/2018/05/09/d33c2010-5391-11e8-b00a-17f9fda3859b_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.6c29e1042e6d </ref>
==See also==
*[[Carter Page]]
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