Embattled FBI admits it can’t verify dossier claims of Russia, Trump campaign collusion

[mystery-ak]

 By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times - Monday, December 25, 2017

The FBI is declining to repudiate the Russia dossier on which it partially relied to start an investigation into the Trump campaign, but it concedes the document’s major core charges of election collusion remain unsubstantiated.

Sources familiar with House and Senate investigations say this is the FBI’s dossier talking point 17 months after agents were first briefed in July 2016 as Donald Trump battled Hillary Clinton for the White House.

The most recent FBI witness was Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, who spent nearly eight hours last week in a closed session before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

Republicans believe they have unearthed a scandal inside the bureau’s top echelons over its determination to target Trump associates based on flimsy evidence and improper Justice Department contacts.

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https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/dec/25/fbi-says-russia-dossiers-collusion-charges-unsubst/

[Free Vulcan]

Yet they don't want to admit it's trash, because they're neck deep and on the hook.

[Cyber Liberty]

Yet they don't want to admit it's trash, because they're neck deep and on the hook.

On the hook is right.  They can't confirm any of the allegations, and yet can't walk away from them either.  They've been Checkmated.  If they were a completely useless agency it would be fun to watch.