She solicited the info.
Clearly, whatever Herself did in obtaining the Steele “dossier” (bunch of lies) was not a casual call first to Herself. it was solicited, through a rather circuitous path, to be sure, but once the money trail is located, much easier to follow.
It WAS turned over to the FBI, but they used it for altogether inappropriate purposes and never vetted.
Yep.
But his hypothetical answer to the hypothetical question did not include solicitation or payment.