Steele had previously compiled a dossier on President's Trump's relationship with Russia that had not been determined by the FBI to be accurate. Despite this, the FBI used the document to obtain Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) court warrant application renewals. HOUSE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE RELEASES TRANSCRIPTS FROM RUSSIA INVESTIGATIONRep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., questioned the unnamed agent about Steele's involvement in the investigation during a Dec. 20, 2017, hearing. The agent claimed the bureau severed ties with Steele because of an article that ran on Mother Jones, according to the transcripts. The unnamed agent claimed Steele admitted he was the source for the article, which caused the agency to cut ties.

Source: Fox News May 08, 2020 02:03 UTC