JUDICIAL WATCH DAY'S WATCH 12/18/2018 STEELE DOSSIER FALSE

Reporter who broke news of Steele dossier used to surveil ex-Trump aide calls its claims largely 'false' Source: Fox News The salacious and unverified opposition research dossier cited by the FBI as its main justification to surveil a top Trump aide contains many claims that are "likely false," according to the Yahoo News reporter who was among the first to break the news of the dossier's existence. READ MORE

Background Notes from Judicial Watch

2018-08-03 FBI Records Show Dossier Author Deemed ‘Not Suitable For Use’ as Source Source: Judicial Watch Judicial Watch announced that the FBI turned over 70 pages of heavily redacted records about Christopher Steele, the former British spy, hired with Clinton campaign and Democratic National Committee funds, who authored the infamous Dossier targeting President Trump during last year’s presidential campaign. The documents show that Steele was cut off as a “Confidential Human Source” (CHS) after he disclosed his relationship with the FBI to a third party. READ MORE 2018-08-09 Judicial Watch Sues Justice Dept. for Communications between Bruce Ohr, Nellie Ohr, Christopher Steele, and Fusion GPS Source: Judicial Watch The House Intelligence Committee memo released by Chairman Devin Nunes on February 2 says that Nellie Ohr was “employed by Fusion GPS to assist in the cultivation of opposition research on Trump” and that Bruce Ohr passed the results of that research, which was paid for by the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and the Hillary Clinton campaign, to the FBI. READ MORE 2018-07-06 Judicial Watch Sues CIA for Documents on the Leak of Steele Dossier to Harry Reid Source: Judicial Watch Judicial Watch a filed a FOIA)lawsuit against the CIA for records of communications with former Senator Harry Reid and his staff regarding the anti-Trump dossier funded by the Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee. READ MORE

Daywatch Updates

Tom Fitton: Giuliani Helped Prove Mueller Investigation is Political Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton appeared on “Lou Dobbs Tonight” on the Fox Business Network to discuss Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani’s statement that Special Counsel Robert Mueller won’t indict President Trump. READ MORE

Chris Farrell: Bruce Ohr is the Linchpin of the Steel Dossier Controversy JW Director of Investigations and Research Chris Farrell appeared on "Lou Dobbs Tonight" on the Fox Business Network to discuss Bruce Ohr and Fusion GPS. READ MORE

Like us On Facebook! Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter! READ MORE