In we 2017, the bogus Carter Page FISA application, with the Steele allegations (Steele was a paid opposition researcher, a fact not widely known in March 2017) was [[leak]]ed to the media by the Senate Intelligence Committee giving [[mainstream media]] impetus to the Trump-Russia conspiracy theory.<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/former-trump-adviser-page-previously-targeted-by-russian-spies-913292867813 BuzzFeed reporter Ali Watkins received the full classified Carter Page FISA application from the Senate Intelligence Committee director of security, James Wolfe, in March 2017. Wolfe was arrested and indicted in mid 2018 and Watkins, who parlayed the illegal leak into a job with the ''New York Times'', was reassigned away from reporting on national security matters. https://amgreatness.com/2018/06/13/moms-to-daughters-dont-be-ali-watkins/ </ref>