In Q's 'XMAS' post, the Hill article link has this (I've added the kill boxes);
"The exchanges also indicate FBI officials were aware that Steele, the former MI6 British intelligence operative then working as a confidential human source for the bureau, had contacts with news media reporters before the FISA warrant was secured."
e[x]changes [m]edia/[M]I6 [a]nd [S]teele
Over the target???
Uhhh… XM would be 990 Roman though.
General consensus is that it's another Future Proves Past statement. It'll make sense at a later date. I tried too.