The View co-host Morgan Ortagus grilled House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) Tuesday over his role in disseminating false information to the American public about the Steele dossier.
Last week, Igor Danchenko, an analyst hired to compile key parts of the dossier was indicted for lying to federal agents.
Ortagus reminded Schiff that he “defended promoted, and even ran into the Congressional record the Steele dossier.”
Shiff responded by saying that anyone who lied to the FBI or Steele should be prosecuted and sent to jail if convicted.”
Christopher Steele authored the Steele dossier for the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign in 2016.
“Do you have any reflections on your role in promoting this to the American people?” Ortagus asked.
“We couldn’t have known, for example [that], people were lying to Christopher Steele. So, it was proper to investigate them.”
Known as the Trump-Russia dossier, the research report became popularized during the 2016 election and was eventually used as a weapon against former President Donald Trump to spread misinformation about misconduct and conspiracy regarding his campaign.
“I think that’s what Republicans and what people who entrusted you as the Intel Committee chair are so confused about, your culpability in all of this,” Ortagus said.
