Russian Spy Revelation Raises Questions on CIA Information, Potential Links to Steele Dossier
By Jeff Carlson
September 11, 2019 Updated: September 12, 2019
News Analysis
The revelation of the alleged extraction of a Russian CIA spy has raised a number of questions, including how the CIA used the information it received—and the quality of that information.
Notably, the spy appears to have been a key source for the allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 elections.
A closer examination of the spy’s alleged background, however, paints a complicated picture. The spy’s direct supervisor appears to have been mentioned in the Steele dossier, and it’s possible that information provided by the spy may have been included in the dossier.
The primary allegation in the Sept. 9 CNN article—that the decision to extricate the spy was driven by “concerns that President Donald Trump and his administration repeatedly mishandled classified intelligenceâ€â€”has been disputed by the White House and the CIA. However, the main premise, the existence of a Russian spy who now lives in the Washington area, appears to hold.
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