What’s known about the provenance of
the infamous Steele memo on Trump-Russia collusion.
Recent revelations in
the Washington Post about the funding of the opposition research memo prepared
by British ex-Spy, Christopher Steele, has caused a storm of controversy (at
least among conservatives in the US), with pundits on the political right
suggesting this funding history indicates the dossier is a partisan ‘hack’ job,
and that Hillary Clinton should actually be investigated for collusion with
Russians.
The following is a
timeline of what has been made public about the origins and funding of the
Steele dossier, compiled from Washington Post,
the New York Times, publicly
accessible court documents and reporting in Talking
Points Memo, Mother Jones and
other reputable media outlets.
