James Comey defends FBI’s use of Steele dossier

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Former FBI Director James Comey defended the FBI’s use of British ex-spy Christopher Steele’s unverified dossier during a CNN town hall on Thursday.

He brushed aside pointed questions from moderator Anderson Cooper, saying “the most important part” of the dossier was on “Russians coming for the American election,” which he asserted was “consistent with our other intelligence” and “true.”

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