U.K. judge dismisses Donald Trump's lawsuit over "Steele dossier"
A London court has thrown out a lawsuit brought by Donald Trump accusing a British ex-spy of making "shocking and scandalous claims" that harmed his reputation.
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FEC fines Clinton campaign, DNC; clears "Steele dossier" author of wrongdoing
Federal Election Commission said the campaign mislabeled Christopher Steele's opposition work as "legal services" and "legal and compliance consulting"
Justice Department official Bruce Ohr is out
DOJ says Ohr retired after his lawyer was told a final decision on a disciplinary review was imminent. Orr was a frequent Trump target over his dealings with Christopher Steele.
New documents give more information on Steele Dossier source
Newly released records are shedding new light on a source former British spy Christopher Steele used to compile his dossier on the Trump campaign in 2016. CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge reports.
Graham releases new details about source of Steele dossier
Separately, other records released in spring 2020, cast doubt on the reliability of the dossier.
IG releases report on Russia probe
The Justice Department's internal watchdog released a highly anticipated report about surveillance of the Trump campaign in 2016. It found no evidence of political bias, but it did uncover some serious flaws. CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge and CBSN legal contributor and former Assistant District Attorney for New York County Rebecca Roiphe join CBSN's "Red & Blue" to discuss the report's findings.
Justice Dept. watchdog releases report
Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz has released his report into the origins of the Trump-Russia investigation. While he found several mistakes made by the FBI, he concluded there was no political bias influencing the agency's probe into the 2016 Trump campaign. CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge joined CBSN AM to break down the biggest takeaways.
Report footnotes: FBI knew Russians had early info about Steele material
Newly declassified footnotes from a government report, first obtained by CBS News, show that despite warnings about Russian targeting and potential disinformation, the FBI relied on the controversial Steele dossier to secure wiretap warrants for Carter Page.
Footnotes indicate FBI knew of risk of disinformation in Steele dossier
The FBI was warned sections of the controversial Steele dossier could have been part of a "Russian disinformation campaign to denigrate U.S. foreign relations," according to the footnotes.
Senators request documents related to Christopher Steele
Republicans have expressed concern about Steele's role in the origin of the Russia investigation
DOJ lawyer Bruce Ohr was told Russia had Trump "over a barrel" in 2016
Ohr has been criticized repeatedly by the president for his role in the Russia investigation
Carter Page denies he was an adviser to Kremlin
His denial comes after the Trump administration's release of a redacted wiretapping warrant application for Page
Senator says it's "likely" that Russians have dirt on Trump
Asked if Russians have compromising video of Trump, Oregon Democrat says "something close to that"
Senate Intel agrees with assessment that Russia meddled to help Trump
The committee said of the 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment that found Russia tried to help Trump and hurt HIllary Clinton that it was a "sound intelligence product"
Some questions in Trump-Russia dossier now finding answers
As a whole, the Steele dossier now appears to be a murky mixture of authentic revelations and repurposed history
Russian pop star with ties to Trump trolls U.S. election saga in music video
The video includes lookalikes of nearly all key figures making headlines in the Russia investigation and in Washington
Johnson says he was worried about Comey's plan to brief Trump
The former homeland security chief says he told Comey that Trump might take the message as a threat
A list of people Mueller's investigators have interviewed
Numerous administration figures and people with ties to the Trump campaign have met with Mueller's team
In memo wars, facts are stubborn and victory is dubious
It became clear just how two fundamentally political documents containing classified information could, in an unprecedented and spectacular fashion, be released publicly
Sens. Grassley, Graham call Susan Rice email "odd"
Republicans on Senate Judiciary Committee call Rice's correspondence and its timing "unusual" and "odd"
Ex-Obama official says State Dept. informed FBI of Steele dossier
Victoria Nuland suggested if members of the Trump campaign had gone to the FBI "in real time ... we might not be in the mess we're in today"
Trump lawyer sues BuzzFeed over Russian dossier
Lawsuit comes after Sen. Dianne Feinstein released a transcript of the Senate Judiciary Committee's August interview with Glenn Simpson, co-founder of Fusion GPS
Did someone die because of the Steele dossier?
"Somebody's already been killed as a result of the publication of this dossier," the lawyer for Fusion GPS founder told a congressional panel
Grassley, Graham call for investigation into "Trump dossier" author
Republicans say they have reason to believe that Christopher Steele lied to federal authorities
Report: Fusion GPS paid Steele $168,000 to work on Trump dossier
Payment to Steele's company was allocated from fees and expenses from the Perkins Coie law firm, which represented the DNC and Clinton campaign
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