"It was not, as Mr. Trump and other politicians have alleged, a dossier compiled by a former British spy hired by a rival campaign. Instead, it was firsthand information from one of America’s closest intelligence allies.
That was the very beginning of Russia, Russia, Russia as a global conspiracy to prevent Donald Trump from becoming President of the United States, and once elected, to sabotage his presidency. It was a collaboration of agencies from 3 of the 5. When the spooks decided to control who got to be president, half of the other 4 eyes were in on it from the start."