The Trump dossier is one of the most important and least understood elements of the Trump-Russia affair. It is important not just because its allegations are, as former FBI director James Comey said, “salacious and unverified,” but because it:
- appeared to offer evidence for some of the most sensational accusations that the Trump campaign colluded with Russians;
- involved a pro-Clinton organization paying investigators who paid Kremlin-linked Russians for allegations about Trump; and
- set Comey and Trump on a collision course when Comey chose to brief Trump about the dossier in a one-on-one meeting when Trump was president-elect.
The story of the dossier, if it is ever learned, could greatly affect the way we think about the Trump-Russia matter.
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