Advertisement Continue reading the main storyYes, we hired Mr. Steele, a highly respected Russia expert. Mr. Steele’s sources in Russia (who were not paid) reported on an extensive — and now confirmed — effort by the Kremlin to help elect Mr. Trump president. Mr. Steele saw this as a crime in progress and decided he needed to report it to the F.B.I. Instead, we deferred to Mr. Steele, a trusted friend and intelligence professional with a long history of working with law enforcement. After the election, Mr. Steele decided to share his intelligence with Senator John McCain via an emissary.

Source: New York Times January 03, 2018 00:22 UTC