Bongino wrote an entire book on the timelines.
All the dossier did was to provide the official excuse for why the investigation into Trump was opened, but they were digging for dirt before the dossier was provided through Bruce Ohr and his wife Nellie Ohr who worked for Fusion GPS.
Since the days of J. Edgar Hoover, the FBI has engaged in illegal spying on American citizens.
It’s what they do.
Sussman is the designated fall guy. Not sure how they are getting him to do this. Most high-powered lawyers with a ‘D’ behind their name know how to slip & slide their way out of legal trouble.