Multiple allegation entries were submitted without any corroboration or analyst notes in the left-hand corner, however, some of the analyst notes revealed that the allegations were put forth by Steele’s “primary sub-source.”
Fox News reported last month that Steele’s primary “source” was the subject of an FBI counterintelligence investigation from 2009 to 2011 for suspected contact with Russian intelligence officers.
A source familiar with the document told Fox News that “the FBI is the preeminent law enforcement agency in the world, and this is what they were doing? There is nothing there.”
The document reveals that the FBI relied heavily on news reports – which sources call an overreliance on public reporting, which they said then became “circular.”
Also, sources told Fox News there is typically a formal process for the FBI to validate sources like Steele, which involves a separate group. The source told Fox News that it did not appear Steele was vetted in that way.
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