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In the legal biz, lawyers often create evidence for whatever narrative they want to sell to a jury by hiring an "expert witness" - someone with suitable credentials willing to spin bits of fact and fantasy (as needed) into whatever tale he's paid to present. Behind closed-doors lawyers refer to such "experts" by another name for prostitute (the w is silent).

Steele was hired by Team Clinton for the same purpose in the context of a Presidential Campaign. Steele wasn't duped. Clinton wasn't duped. The FBI wasn't duped. (Doubtful the Media was duped - except to the extent they are willing to adopt as true, unquestioningly, anything that hurts Trump.)

The Steele dossier was supposed to be a Dirty Trick ... an October Surprise ... a diversion of attention away from Hillary's email server scandal. Why not paint Trump as a Putin stooge. (Could be believable -- Trump took that beauty pageant to Moscow, probably wants a hotel there, he likes tough-guys.) Hire an "expert" ... a professional spy ... get an "intelligence report" ... it doesn't have to stand-up to scrutiny ... just damage Trump now ... it'll all be forgotten once Hillary wins.

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