BuzzFeed News provided a few new details about how it obtained the infamous Trump dossier, though the news outlet is still refusing to identify its source for the salacious document, citing confidentiality agreements and First Amendment protections.
The identity of BuzzFeed’s source is being sought by Aleksej Gubarev, a Russian tech executive who is suing the outlet for defamation for publishing the dossier, which was compiled last year by former British spy Christopher Steele.
BuzzFeed reporter Ken Bensinger revealed that he was granted access to the dossier in December after he became aware of “intelligence reports alleging that there were connections between the Trump presidential campaign and the Russian government,” according to a declaration filed in federal court Monday in Miami.
Bensinger said that he contacted the source in “late 2016” at the suggestion of BuzzFeed editor-in-chief Ben Smith, who is also being sued by Gubarev. – READ MORE
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