The “as of June 2017” date becomes significant, as footnote 347 reveals, because that was when the FBI received information suggesting “personal and business ties between the sub-source and Steele’s Primary Sub-source” and “contacts between the sub-source and an individual in the Russian Presidential Administration in June/July 2016.” Footnote 347 adds that the sub-source “voic[ed] strong support for candidate Clinton in the 2016 U.S. elections.” These details suggest both the possibility of Russia disinformation and politically-motivated disinformation were fed to Steele.
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