emptywheel

So by your logic RU fabricated the contents of the dossier, after it was completed & making the rounds

Oh. I see why you're so confused. Dossier wasn't "completed," to extent it was, until 12/13. At least 4 reports postdated leaks to journos

Compilation may not have been completed but you don’t know with any degree of certainty when the intelligence gathering was completed

By 10/31/16 when David published his scoop, Steele was already talking to the FBI

Sure. By the second report he was too. But that only helps to make my point. You don't seem to get that your "evidence" supports me.

So now you’re saying Russians knew of the Steele’s work before David’s piece in MoJo, is that it?

Sigh. You can refer back to this thread, INCLUDING your own accusations, to answer that. I can't hold your hand for EVERY little detail.

So in your mind a veteran intelligence officer is an imbecile who’ll peddle a half-completed report to the media & endanger his sources,