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Jarqui

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3. That's not my recollection

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Tue Aug 4, 2020, 08:57 AM

Aug 2020

A bunch of the document was established to be true.
Another bunch of the document couldn't be proved or disproved.
A smaller portion of the document was disproved.

On the preponderance of the evidence, I'd say much of the document is either true or probably true.

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The Steele Dossier turned out to be untrue? [View all] Baitball Blogger Aug 2020 OP

Some parts yes some no underpants Aug 2020 #1

It's not right to say that IMO Mike 03 Aug 2020 #2

That's not my recollection Jarqui Aug 2020 #3

That's my recollection, too!! donkeypoofed Aug 2020 #9

Lawfareblog does a pretty good breakdown of it soothsayer Aug 2020 #12

No, most of it was ... NOT ... untrue that's a bad assessment and feeds winger narrative. uponit7771 Aug 2020 #4

This!👆 SheltieLover Aug 2020 #7

The dossier's purpose was not to parse truth C_U_L8R Aug 2020 #5

It wasn't a Dossier. It was a collection of raw data memos, that would OnDoutside Aug 2020 #6

We have a winner.... Boxerfan Aug 2020 #18

By the way, good catch. Mike 03 Aug 2020 #8

I was really surprised how he took an offense position, claiming that they also Baitball Blogger Aug 2020 #11

I've read that most of the dossier, if not all, has proved true... abqtommy Aug 2020 #10

Yep--the only thing that hasn't been shown are the golden shower tapes. panader0 Aug 2020 #14

Lawfareblog has a good review that says things in the SD are true or haven't been disproven soothsayer Aug 2020 #13

lawfare is a very good site NewJeffCT Aug 2020 #16

It's kind of a mess to be honest Sympthsical Aug 2020 #15

The dossier was raw intel data, not facts or even opinion... Wounded Bear Aug 2020 #19

When you get into the Carter Page stuff Sympthsical Aug 2020 #21

No Gothmog Aug 2020 #17

It's true in my mind. It was tame, IMO. Trump is way worse. Baked Potato Aug 2020 #20

Let me say this about the "pee tape" ScratchCat Aug 2020 #22