Thread by @The_War_Economy

"US Intelligence Has Confirmed Parts Of The Dossier About Trump's Alleged Ties To Russia"

Jason Leopold, BuzzFeed News, February 10, 2017

buzzfeednews.com/article/jasona…

The BuzzFeed article was a response, or a build upon, the CNN article "US investigators corroborate some aspects of the Russian dossier", written by Jim Sciutto and Evan Perez, published on February 10, 2017.

edition.cnn.com/2017/02/10/pol…

As noted in the BuzzFeed article:

"CNN initially reported late Friday afternoon that parts of the 35-page dossier, which Trump has dismissed entirely as 'fake news,' stood up under further investigation from US intelligence and law enforcement."

"But CNN said it has not confirmed whether any of the confirmed details relate to Trump."

"The CNN report also indicated that the intercepted calls that led to the confirmation were solely between foreign nationals and picked up during routine intelligence-gathering."

"An intelligence source told BuzzFeed News that CNN's reporting was accurate, saying the details that have been confirmed 'are not the salacious allegations' of a sexual encounter in a Moscow hotel 'but more about Trump's relationship with Russia'."

"He declined to provide more details about the nature of that relationship, calling it 'closely held'."

"Additionally, the source said, some of the other confirmed details amount to things 'no one will care about,' such as gossip among Russians who dislike Hillary Clinton."

"A second US intelligence official working with federal law enforcement told BuzzFeed News, 'Over the past two weeks we've determined some portions [of the dossier] are credible."

"The source said the determination was made after 'multiple analysts' reviewed intercepted communications between Russian officials. He would not disclose the sections of the document that have been confirmed but said it was a small portion and was not the sensational details."