Legal Opinion
James Madison Project v. Dep't of Justice
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 4, 2018No. Case No. 17–cv–00144 (APM)PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Amit P. Mehta, United States District Judge
I. INTRODUCTION
The now infamous "Trump Dossier" is a collection of memoranda prepared by former British intelligence operative Christopher Steele during the 2016 presidential election concerning then-candidate Donald J. Trump. As has been reported extensively in the media, the 35-page Dossier contains, among other things, allegations that the government of Russia possesses compromising personal and financial information about President Trump.
Though the Dossier and its contents animate this case, the case's actual subject matter concerns a related…
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