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https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Dossier.pdf</smsll></ref> The Clinton opposition research was presented to the public as a supposed U.S. "intelligence report" that the [[Obama administration]] was acting on. In fact, it was fabricated by a retired foreign intelligence operative who hated Trump and paid [[Russia]]ns with money from Clinton and Obama's FBI for manufactured dirt on Trump.  

https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Dossier.pdf</smsll></ref> The Clinton opposition research was presented to the public as a supposed U.S. "intelligence report" that the [[Obama administration]] was acting on. In fact, it was fabricated by a retired foreign intelligence operative who hated Trump and paid [[Russia]]ns with money from Clinton and Obama's FBI for manufactured dirt on Trump.  

[[James Clapper]] leaked to [[Jake Tapper]] of CNN the substance of the dossier and the private briefing of the [[President-elect]], and CNN directed traffic to BuzzFeed's site, who posted the unsubstantiated smears. The FBI later admitted the smears and innuendo were unsubstantiated, but the purpose of the [[collusion]] between the FBI, CNN, and BuzzFeed was to destroy the confidence of the American people in the new administration.

[[James Clapper]] leaked to [[Jake Tapper]] of CNN the substance of the dossier and the private briefing of the [[President-elect]], and CNN directed traffic to BuzzFeed's site, who posted the unsubstantiated smears. The FBI later admitted that the smears and innuendo were unsubstantiated, but the purpose of the [[collusion]] between the FBI, CNN, and BuzzFeed was to destroy the confidence of the American people in the new administration.

Five weeks after BuzzFeed published the false allegations, Aleksej Gubarev sued denying that his web-hosting companies had used “botnets and porn traffic to transmit viruses, plant bugs, steal data and ‘conduct altering operations’ against the [[Democratic party]] leadership.” BuzzFeed argued that under [[New York]] state's fair-report privilege, the fact [[President Obama]] had been briefed on the phony dossier, and approved briefing the President-elect with "salacious and unverified" information, the intelligence agencies must answer questions about Obama's approval. The court has agreed.<ref>https://www.cjr.org/united_states_project/buzzfeed-trump-dossier-lawsuit.php</ref> [[James Comey]] will be [[subpoena]]ed to testify about the January 5, 2017 [[Oval Office]] meeting.

Five weeks after BuzzFeed published the false allegations, Aleksej Gubarev sued denying that his web-hosting companies had used “botnets and porn traffic to transmit viruses, plant bugs, steal data and ‘conduct altering operations’ against the [[Democratic party]] leadership.” BuzzFeed argued that under [[New York]] state's fair-report privilege, the fact [[President Obama]] had been briefed on the phony dossier, and approved briefing the President-elect with "salacious and unverified" information, the intelligence agencies must answer questions about Obama's approval. The court has agreed.<ref>https://www.cjr.org/united_states_project/buzzfeed-trump-dossier-lawsuit.php</ref> [[James Comey]] will be [[subpoena]]ed to testify about the January 5, 2017 [[Oval Office]] meeting.