Good Planning

For John, BLUF:  I am impressed that the Hillary Team, which plumbered the 2016 Election, were able to cobble together this tale of Donald Trump malfeasance.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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Second Trump-Russia dossier being assessed by FBI

Here is the sub-headline:

Exclusive:  memo written by former journalist Cody Shearer independently sets out some of the allegations made by ex-spy Christopher Steele

From The Guardian, Reporters Stephanie Kirchgaessner and Nick Hopkins, 30 January 2018.

Here is the lede plus one:

The FBI inquiry into alleged Russian collusion in the 2016 US presidential election has been given a second memo that independently set out some of the same allegations made in a dossier by Christopher Steele, the British former spy.

The second memo was written by Cody Shearer, a controversial political activist and former journalist who was close to the Clinton White House in the 1990s.

Unlike Steele, Shearer does not have a background in espionage, and his memo was initially viewed with scepticism, not least because he had shared it with select media organisations before the election.

However, the Guardian has been told the FBI investigation is still assessing details in the ‘Shearer memo’ and is pursuing intriguing leads.

One source with knowledge of the inquiry said the fact the FBI was still working on it suggested investigators had taken an aspect of it seriously.

It is The Guardian, which is certainly left wing, but also has a reputation for rectitude.

Hat tip to The Drudge Report.

Regards  —  Cliff