McCain Associate Provided Steele Dossier to BuzzFeed, Other Reporters, Lawsuit Reveals

Paul Ryan’s chief of staff; Illinois Rep. Kinzinger; an Obama White House official; and a British intelligence officer received final memo via Steele

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) speaks with Director of National Intelligence James Clapper at the 10th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Asia Securities Summit in Singapore on June 4, 2011. Jason Reed-Pool/Getty Images

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A federal judge ruled in favor of BuzzFeed on Dec. 19 after the news website was sued for defamation following its publication of the so-called Steele dossier on Jan. 10, 2017.