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By implying that even handling this intelligence is something akin to a major federal felony, they leave the impression that *no one* could believe such allegations.
(1) A civilian passes on info he can't vouch for—but that looks serious—to the appropriate authorities. That's okay.
(2) The appropriate authorities pass on information they know to be false to a Trump advisor to aid a disinformation campaign. That's not okay.
That's *stunning*—particularly given that he *does* have oversight powers over the latter situation, and clearly does *not* have oversight powers over the former.
Steele's sources say it's true. Shearer's sources say it's true. A Trump Org employee, Kata Sarka, and a Ritz Moscow guest can all confirm major parts of it.
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Compare that to the president and his stooges in Congress calling for the imprisonment of FBI officials and trying to destroy the FBI.