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Byron York: What the Trump dossier criminal referral means

By Byron York
Published January 6, 2018 11:33am ET
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Byron York: What the Trump dossier criminal referral means
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa (pictured right), and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., wrote a Thursday letter to the Justice Department about Christopher Steele, the author of the Trump dossier. Here's what seems to be going on. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) | Cliff Owen

There’s been a lot of confusion about the decision by Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Chuck Grassley and crime subcommittee chairman Lindsey Graham to refer Christopher Steele, author of the Trump dossier, to the Justice Department for a possible criminal investigation.

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Byron York Christopher Steele Christopher Wray Chuck Grassley Commentary Congress Department of Justice Dianne Feinstein Donald Trump FBI George Papadopoulos House Intelligence Committee Lindsey Graham Michael Flynn Robert Mueller Rod Rosenstein Senate Intelligence Committee Senate Judiciary Committee