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Devin Nunes: DOJ inspector general may know the truth about when Christopher Steele first briefed FBI on dossier

By Daniel Chaitin
Published July 10, 2019 4:45am ET
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Devin Nunes: DOJ inspector general may know the truth about when Christopher Steele first briefed FBI on dossier
The Fresno Bee, Rep. Devin Nunes' hometown newspaper, published an editorial criticizing his views on releasing a memo on alleged FISA violations by the U.S. government. "What, pray tell, does Rep. Devin Nunes think he's doing by waving around a secret memo attacking the FBI, the nation's premier law enforcement agency?" the paper wrote. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) | J. Scott Applewhite

Rep. Devin Nunes said the Justice Department inspector general may now be able to find out when British ex-spy Christopher Steele first briefed the FBI about his anti-Trump research as part of an investigation into alleged abuse of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.

The California Republican reacted to news Tuesday that DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s team conducted a two-day interview with Steele, the author of the unsubstantiated and salacious dossier attacking President Trump that was used by the FBI to obtain FISA warrants to surveil onetime Trump campaign aide Carter Page.

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