FBI offered and agreed to pay for it, then rescinded the offer before payment was tendered.
ah, but the intent was there.
Steele’s statement that he leaked the dossier because he was upset with Comey announcing an investigation into Clinton’s email habits seems to discredit anything Steele may have created. Steele has, in effect, admitted to attempting to interfere with an election as a foreign agent.
Steele’s credibility impugned, could mean that every case the FBI used Steele-provided intel on, must be reviewed again. No wonder they’re trying so hard to protect him.