Judicial Watch announced today that U.S. District Court Judge Christopher Cooper ordered the FBI to conduct a search within 60 days for records of communications with former British spy and dossier author Christopher Steele post-dating Steele's service as an FBI confidential source.
The court ruling came in the Judicial Watch Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice for records of communications and payments between the FBI, Christopher Steele and his private firm, Orbis Business Intelligence, where disclosure would make public for the first time an individual's affiliation with law enforcement, whether as agent, cooperator, or target The balance therefore tilts in favor of disclosure.
"The court was right to turn aside the FBI's fake concerns for Clinton spy Christopher Steele's privacy and order the agency to search for more records on its use of Steele and his Dossier to target President Trump," stated Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton.
Documents previously produced in this lawsuit show that the FBI paid Steele at least 11 times during the 2016 presidential campaign and then fired him for leaking.
Judicial Watch also uncovered smoking gun documents showing that former Associate Deputy Attorney General Bruce Ohr remained in regular contact with Steele after Steele was terminated by the FBI in November 2016 for revealing to the media his position as an FBI confidential informant.
Judicial later acquired FBI 302 interview forms of Bruce Ohr's reporting information he received from Steele to his FBI handlers.
Judicial Watch additionally uncovered documents from the U.S. Department of State revealing that State Department "Special Coordinator for Libya" Jonathan Winer played a key role in facilitating Steele's access to other top government officials and prominent international business executives.
https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-releases/judicial-watch-federal-judge-orders-fbi-to-search-for-steele-documents/
The court ruling came in the Judicial Watch Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice for records of communications and payments between the FBI, Christopher Steele and his private firm, Orbis Business Intelligence, where disclosure would make public for the first time an individual's affiliation with law enforcement, whether as agent, cooperator, or target The balance therefore tilts in favor of disclosure.
"The court was right to turn aside the FBI's fake concerns for Clinton spy Christopher Steele's privacy and order the agency to search for more records on its use of Steele and his Dossier to target President Trump," stated Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton.
Documents previously produced in this lawsuit show that the FBI paid Steele at least 11 times during the 2016 presidential campaign and then fired him for leaking.
Judicial Watch also uncovered smoking gun documents showing that former Associate Deputy Attorney General Bruce Ohr remained in regular contact with Steele after Steele was terminated by the FBI in November 2016 for revealing to the media his position as an FBI confidential informant.
Judicial later acquired FBI 302 interview forms of Bruce Ohr's reporting information he received from Steele to his FBI handlers.
Judicial Watch additionally uncovered documents from the U.S. Department of State revealing that State Department "Special Coordinator for Libya" Jonathan Winer played a key role in facilitating Steele's access to other top government officials and prominent international business executives.
https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-releases/judicial-watch-federal-judge-orders-fbi-to-search-for-steele-documents/
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