IG Report Says CIA Dismissed Steele Dossier as ‘Internet Rumor’

The CIA considered the now infamous dossier from former British intelligence officer Christopher Steele to be nothing more than an "internet rumor," according to the Justice Department inspector general.According to the Intel Section Chief and Supervisory Intel Analyst, "the CIA expressed concern about using the Steele election reporting in the text of the [January 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment into Russia's election interference]," Inspector General Michael Horowitz said in his&nb