Christopher Steele’s vindication is on the way, and it’s going to be sweet

DOJ IG Michael Horowitz’s office interviewed Christopher Steele in London for 16 hours in early June, and found his evidence credible enough that Horowitz extended his investigation. 1/7

Trump dossier author Steele gets 16-hour DOJ grillingThe interview was contentious at first, according to two people familiar with the matter, but investigators ultimately found his testimony credible and even surprising.https://tinyurl.com/yxscf6cg

Bob Woodward has dismissed the Steele dossier as “garbage.” Trump and his minions have used even stronger words to discredit it.

But the attempt to discredit the Russian investigation and the Mueller probe at its origins is going south fast, 2/7

As I predicted a week ago. 3/7

Republicans had high expectations for IG Horowitz’s report on alleged FISA abuses.Ratcliffe met with IG Horowitz last week to discuss Horowitz’s report on the FISA applications. They discussed timing, not content. 1/22 Inspector General Horowitz reportedly nears end of probe into…https://tinyurl.com/yy486ma6

In view of the fact that Felix Sater is being interviewed today behind closed doors by the House Intel Committee, I’m re-uppping yesterday’s post on Steele and Felix Sater. 4/7

Felix Sater was almost certainly Source E of the Steele dossierPolitico reports today that Felix Sater will be interviewed tomorrow behind closed doors by the House Intelligence Committee. To judge from that article, it does not appear that the committee will…https://tinyurl.com/yylfzmrh

Politico (@NatashaBertrand) mentions that Steele was not far off in his assessment of Page and his contacts in Moscow on his trip there in July of 2016 5/7:

I discuss this and other matters related to Steele (including Manafort) in my “Reader’s Guide to the Mueller Report.” 6/7

A Reader’s Guide to the Mueller Report.pdfhttps://tinyurl.com/y5r9xx79

I have defended Steele against his detractors, both from the left (@emptywheel) and from the right (@AndrewCMcCarthy), from Day One. (Steele has said 70–90% of his dossier will be confirmed.) His vindication is going to be sweet. 7/7