Overall, however, the report did not find evidence that the 2016 inquiry was unjustified or tainted by bias. In his letter Monday, Johnson said Blumenthal’s claim that the committee was using documents from Derkach was false. Johnson’s subpoena came as the GOP head of the Senate Judiciary Committee raised new allegations about a different aspect of the 2016 Russia probe. But Graham took those steps without consulting with the Senate Intelligence Committee itself. The volume is expected to contain substantial criticism of Steele’s dossier and how the FBI and DOJ handled it, according to the people.

Source: Washington Post August 10, 2020 18:38 UTC