Legal Opinion
BuzzFeed, Inc. v. U.S. Dep't of Justice
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 3, 2018No. Case No. 17-mc-02429 (APM)PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Amit P. Mehta, United States District Judge
I. INTRODUCTION
On January 10, 2017, BuzzFeed News published an article on its website titled "These Reports Allege Trump Has Deep Ties to Russia." The Article includes an embedded document containing what is now popularly referred to as the "Dossier"-a 35-page collection of memoranda prepared by former British intelligence officer Christopher Steele.1 The Dossier discusses Russian efforts to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election and contains allegations of ties between Russia and the campaign of then candidate Donald J. Trump.
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