Steve Bannon expressed his disbelief at Patel’s claims, asking, “Are you telling me and telling this audience in a British court filing that Steele filed under penalty of perjury, he identified that Paul Ryan actually had the Steele dossier before he charged you guys, House Intel, to look into this, and he never informed Devin Nunes, the chairman of that? That’s impossible to believe. Are you sure about this?”
Patel responded unequivocally, “100% accurate. The Steele dossier was handed to Paul Ryan’s Chief of Staff in 2016. They put out a mealy-mouth of retreat to it, response to it, which basically said, ‘Oh, we didn’t get it from Christopher Steele directly.’ They admitted it in court that they had a copy the entire time, and they didn’t tell us in 2016, they didn’t tell us in 2017, they didn’t tell us in 2018.”
Patel further explained that the Steele Dossier was a critical piece of evidence used by the DOJ and the FBI for the FISA warrants, and Paul Ryan was the one who resisted efforts to declassify it. “Now we know why. He had it for sure. He is a total coward,” Patel concluded.
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This revelation casts a new light on the Russia collusion investigation and raises serious questions about Paul Ryan’s motives and actions during his tenure as Speaker of the House. As this story unfolds, it could have significant implications for both Ryan’s legacy and the broader political landscape.
