I suspect this supposed report on Trump was fabricated in order to discredit the media and left

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24. Several elements have been previously confirmed- Manafort and Page's contacts with Russia

Also, in latter weeks of campaign there was credible reporting on obvious foreknowledge by Trump of subject of wikileaks emails (altered) before they were actually made public. His unwavering support of Putin and changing of Repub platform towards Russia gives credibility to collusion and some element of blackmail, although I am not convinced these memos explain the whole story.

But certain details as presented in the memos are likely questionable hearsay that can't be exactly corroborated. Appears that the information passed through several hands in process of conveying and recording the information, leaving behind some obvious technical errors and amateurish writing.

It's possible, but I think doubtful that whoever leaked the information is trying to damage Democrats and discredit the whole story. Seems that the new info raises enough red flags and casts doubts about Trump and his team perhaps helping slow down the confirmation process and force Congress to look more closely at ethics and conflicts of interest with Trumps's appointees.

Report also raises some problematic issues that haven't previously got much exposure- Trump's deals with China and other countries allegedly involving bribes and kickbacks while he purposely turned down some Russian deals supposedly giving him plausible deniability over Russian collusion.