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    Of course I did. I ask again, what exactly do you mean by him not being a credible source?
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    Quote Originally Posted by CoccoBill View Post
    Of course I did. I ask again, what exactly do you mean by him not being a credible source?
    His efforts were financed by Hillary. Everything he did, every piece of "research" that he compiled was financially incentivized to benefit Hillary and hurt Trump.

    He is quoted by DOJ officials as saying he “was desperate that Donald Trump not get elected and was passionate about him not being president.”

    The sources of much of the information in his dossier are known Clinton associates like Sydney Blumenthal.

    Steele was FIRED by the FBI for leaking to the press in an effort to use his work to enhance his personal fame.

    And let's not forget the simple fact that much of the information reported by Steele are obvious blatant fantasies. For example, he alleges that Carter Page facilitated meetings between Trump and the Russians, and in return Page was given an ownership stake in a Russian energy firm. That sounds plausible until you realize that the reported shares would be worth $11 billion fucking dollars!!! Yet instead of living the lifestyle of a Russian billionaire.... Page is making a living doing appearances on Hannity.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BananaStand View Post
    His efforts were financed by Hillary. Everything he did, every piece of "research" that he compiled was financially incentivized to benefit Hillary and hurt Trump.

    He is quoted by DOJ officials as saying he “was desperate that Donald Trump not get elected and was passionate about him not being president.”

    The sources of much of the information in his dossier are known Clinton associates like Sydney Blumenthal.
    You make it sound like I shouldn't trust FOX on their reporting on democrats.

    Quote Originally Posted by BananaStand View Post
    Steele was FIRED by the FBI for leaking to the press in an effort to use his work to enhance his personal fame.
    Or he leaked the data as retaliation for Comey opening the investigation on Hillary at the end of the campaign and the FBI never paying him for his job.

    Quote Originally Posted by BananaStand View Post
    And let's not forget the simple fact that much of the information reported by Steele are obvious blatant fantasies. For example, he alleges that Carter Page facilitated meetings between Trump and the Russians, and in return Page was given an ownership stake in a Russian energy firm. That sounds plausible until you realize that the reported shares would be worth $11 billion fucking dollars!!! Yet instead of living the lifestyle of a Russian billionaire.... Page is making a living doing appearances on Hannity.
    Ehh. No one claims Page got $11bn. Gazprom sold $11bn of it's shares to Glencore Plc, a multinational commodity trader, seemingly as a way to circumvent the sanctions.

    Until being fired, Steele actually had a long business relationship with the FBI and was considered a credible and reliable source. The only reason to question his credibility seems to be his anti-Trump bias. Now that's a one thing, but for example Page's congressional testimony already has corroborated many of the things in the dossier, so it's quite clearly at the very least not all bs.

    I ask again, what actual reasons are there to question Steele "as a credible source of news", besides your bias against him for attacking Trump?
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    Quote Originally Posted by BananaStand View Post
    His efforts were financed by Hillary. Everything he did, every piece of "research" that he compiled was financially incentivized to benefit Hillary and hurt Trump.
    ad hominem

    Quote Originally Posted by BananaStand View Post
    He is quoted by DOJ officials as saying he “was desperate that Donald Trump not get elected and was passionate about him not being president.”
    ad hominem

    Quote Originally Posted by BananaStand View Post
    The sources of much of the information in his dossier are known Clinton associates like Sydney Blumenthal.
    ad hominem

    Quote Originally Posted by BananaStand View Post
    Steele was FIRED by the FBI for leaking to the press in an effort to use his work to enhance his personal fame.
    ad hominem

    Quote Originally Posted by BananaStand View Post
    And let's not forget the simple fact that much of the information reported by Steele are obvious blatant fantasies. For example, he alleges that Carter Page facilitated meetings between Trump and the Russians, and in return Page was given an ownership stake in a Russian energy firm. That sounds plausible until you realize that the reported shares would be worth $11 billion fucking dollars!!! Yet instead of living the lifestyle of a Russian billionaire.... Page is making a living doing appearances on Hannity.
    non-sequitur / circumstancial


    Not one logical thought in this post.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MadMojoMonkey View Post
    ad hominem
    So?

    Let's say a cop gives you a bullshit ticket. Then you find out that the cop was out the night before ranting about how much he hates monkeys, and he's gonna give a ticket to any monkey he sees, no matter what.

    Would you just pay the ticket because your only defense is ad-hominem?

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