Former President Donald Trump has once again criticized the FBI and the Department of Justice (DOJ), calling for arrests to be made over the controversial Steele dossier. This unverified report was compiled by former British intelligence officer Christopher Steele during the 2016 election campaign. It claimed that Russia had been cultivating Trump for years. The dossier was released in January 2017 and alleged that Trump's former campaign chief Paul Manafort and other members of Trump's campaign had worked with the Kremlin to dig up dirt on Democratic rival Hillary Clinton.

The Special Counsel John Durham, who had been investigating Trump's alleged Russian collusion, interrogated FBI supervisory analyst Brian Auten in October 2022 on whether the FBI had ever offered Steele incentives in exchange for information. Auten confirmed that the FBI had in fact offered Steele up to one million dollars. According to Auten, Steele was made the $1 million offer by the agency in October 2016 during a meeting between the former British spy and several FBI officials. Durham's report, released on May 12, concluded that the FBI never should have investigated Trump's alleged ties to Russia.

This report has been seen as a victory for Trump and his supporters, who have long viewed the Crossfire Hurricane probe as a political witch hunt. Durham agreed with Trump that there was no solid evidence of collusion when the investigation began. The DOJ and FBI were heavily criticized by Durham for failing to uphold their important mission, adding that the origins of the probe were based on raw and unanalyzed intelligence. Representatives for Trump, the FBI and DOJ declined to comment when contacted by Newsweek.

Former President Donald Trump has once again criticized the FBI and the Department of Justice (DOJ), calling for arrests to be made over the controversial Steele dossier. This unverified report was compiled by former British intelligence officer Christopher Steele during the 2016 election campaign. It claimed that Russia had been cultivating Trump for years. The dossier was released in January 2017 and alleged that Trump's former campaign chief Paul Manafort and other members of Trump's campaign had worked with the Kremlin to dig up dirt on Democratic rival Hillary Clinton.
The Special Counsel John Durham, who had been investigating Trump's alleged Russian collusion, interrogated FBI supervisory analyst Brian Auten in October 2022 on whether the FBI had ever offered Steele incentives in exchange for information. Auten confirmed that the FBI had in fact offered Steele up to one million dollars. According to Auten, Steele was made the $1 million offer by the agency in October 2016 during a meeting between the former British spy and several FBI officials. Durham's report, released on May 12, concluded that the FBI never should have investigated Trump's alleged ties to Russia.
This report has been seen as a victory for Trump and his supporters, who have long viewed the Crossfire Hurricane probe as a political witch hunt. Durham agreed with Trump that there was no solid evidence of collusion when the investigation began. The DOJ and FBI were heavily criticized by Durham for failing to uphold their important mission, adding that the origins of the probe were based on raw and unanalyzed intelligence. Representatives for Trump, the FBI and DOJ declined to comment when contacted by Newsweek.

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