Steele claimed no such thing. He found a possibility and reported it. And Mueler did use it as one tool in the obstruction investigation, if for no other reason than that Trump kept mentioning it, and Comey refused to answer when asked if the FBI was still investigating the dossier's contents. It's all in Volume II.
The conspiracy investigation, detailed in Volume I, does not mention the dossier. It wasn't necessary. The FBI had recorded dozens of contacts between Trump's senior campaign officials and known Russian officials and operatives. But because Mueller did not think the evidence added up to a conspiracy, and that he did not think the evidence was enough to prove direct coordination, no conspiracy charges were filed.
It seems to me that Trumpsters are missing a very important point in their efforts to exonerate Trump: that Trump was, in fact, more than willing to receive dirt, or help, from Russia. Just because conspiracy can't be proven beyond readonable doubt does not make Trump innocent. His avid worshippers seem to think that if no crime can be proven, then Trump is exonerated, he's a "good guy." I find that mindset alarming and blind. And did he not, just days ago, tell us all that he would willingly do it again? How can any American be okay with that? I keep asking that question of Trump supporters but have yet to receive a coherent answer. Just more and more excuses for Trump's horrible behavior.
The exaggerations and hypocrisy in theses statements is the reason you aren't winning the hearts and minds of people that read it. Example:
Why is it when someone doesn't agree with this stuff they must be Trump worshipers and Trumpsters?
Why is it when Trump is willing to receive dirt on Clinton from Russian officials you loose your mind but when the DNC pays Christopher Steele to actually go to Russia and dig up dirt on Trump or send their minions to the Ukraine to dig up dirt on Manafort its business as usual.
You do know that getting dirt on Candidates from Foreign nationals is legal? Right? You do know their are hundreds of organizations in this country that provide those services to campaigns and have been for years. Right? Why is it all of a sudden getting dirt from foreign nationals is collusion or conspiracy?
And did he not, just days ago, tell us all that he would willingly do it again?
No, he didn't. More exaggerations. He said "I think I'd take it and if I thought there was something wrong, I'd go to the FBI.
Nothing in that statement is illegal, immoral, horrifying, alarming, or conspiracy to rig an election. What is does show is the absolute desperation of the media and Liberals and how willing they are to loose their minds over nothing.
If you don't think every candidate does these types of opposition research and looks for dirt from foreign nationals then you are just not well informed. When you are just as willing to apply the same standards to Democrat candidates as you are Republican candidates you might get someone to listen:
Example:
Hillarys private computers and emails have classified material in her basement but we aren't going to charge her because Comey says he wouldn't be able to find a prosecutor that would charge her.
Exonerated
Hunter Biden has a $1 billion private equity deal with the Chinese government’s Bank of China. Old Joe says We should not consider China a threat.
Business as usual
Hunter Biden is named a director to Ukraine’s largest private gas producer where Old Joe threatened to withhold $1 BILLION in U.S. aid to Ukraine if they didn’t fire a prosecutor looking into his sons company.
Nothing to see here.
The DNC and Clinton’s campaign pay Fusion GPS and Steele to compile a dossier of uncorroborated raw intelligence provided by foreign agents and Russian operatives alleging Trump conspired with Russia to hijack the presidential election and then used by the FBI as the main evidence seeking a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act warrant targeting the Trump campaign.
Well that doesn't mean anything
CNN ratings tank after the Mueller report to the lowest viewership in cable news networks to the point that their own Liberal media (NYT) won't even allow their reporters on the show anymore because of so much fake news.
Viewership doesn't mean anything
When Liberals start holding their own accountable under the same conditions they do Trump, give me a call. Until then its just more of the same old exaggerations, fake news, hypocrisy, double standards, selective outrage, for orange man bad.
