For example, when discussing Mr. Steele, the Republican report uses suspicious terms, like saying he “claimed” to have obtained his allegations from “purported” high-level Russian sources. An Attack on Leaks, and James ClapperThe Republican report is scathing about leaks to the news media that have brought to light various information about Trump-Russia contacts. But in January 2017, CNN reported that intelligence officials had briefed Mr. Trump, then the president-elect, about the dossier, and BuzzFeed published it shortly after.) The Republican report said that Mr. Clapper initially denied discussing the dossier with journalists but subsequently “acknowledged” having discussed it with Mr. Tapper and “admitted” possibly talking about it with other reporters, too. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyIt also provides an excerpt from a transcript of Mr. Clapper’s testimony.

Source: New York Times April 27, 2018 22:43 UTC