The Russia Russia Russia Grievance Was Built Into Russian Attack from the Start - emptywheel

The Russia Russia Russia Grievance Was Built Into Russian Attack from the Start - emptywheel

On July 29, 2016, two days after SVR crafted the draft memo falsely claiming Hillary Clinton had a Deep State plan to smear Donald Trump that would stoke investigations for much of the last decade, Christopher Steele reached out to Bruce Ohr, then in charge of transnational crime at DOJ. Steele was going to be in DC on short notice. Would he like to meet for breakfast? The meeting between the two is one of the most curious details of the right w…