FBI/INTELLIGENCE/RUSSIA: “The FBI reached a deal in October to pay a former British spy who had compiled a dossier on Donald Trump’s alleged ties with Russia, an indication of how seriously the bureau was taking the allegations, according to a person familiar with the matter.
The deal for the former operative, Christopher Steele, to continue his work on behalf of the FBI fell apart when Steele pulled out, said the source, who has direct knowledge of the situation.
The arrangement, first reported by The Washington Post, suggests that the FBI was trying hard to investigate Steele’s dossier, an assemblage of unverified and salacious claims that accuse the Trump campaign of colluding with Russia’s covert operation to interfere in the presidential election.”
– Ken Dilanian, “FBI Made Deal with Ex-Spy for Trump Dossier,” NBC News, March 1, 2017