Justifying the dossier and trying to make it seem more legitimate before everything comes out?

"Today, almost two years later, a federal judge has vindicated our decision [to publish the Steele dossier]. As Judge Ungaro affirmed in her ruling, a key principle underlying the First Amendment is that the public has a right to know about actions taken by its government."

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