What do you mean?
They were using them (among others!) try to entrap Trump, to create reports of Russian contacts within his campaign, to get authorization particularly with Page for the “two-hop” FISA rule for surveillance of Trump and his campaign, and to with the FISA authorization to try to backfill as cover for the illegal direct NSA spying they were doing up until Rogers shut that down.
They didn’t want these guys to be able to admit that they were working of our IC undercover and wanted to try to either in reality or in appearance make it appear as if they (or some of the others they sent at Trump) were part of an illegal conspiracy between Trump and Russia.
I’m not sure gossip from George Piddles’ wife is very solid intelligence? And logically, why would Kankles travel to London to dine with this goofy Maltese fellow in the first place? She had the FBI and CIA to run her errands for her.
George P. spent some time in jail.
That’s pretty good cover. I would never do it.