Although the dossier's existence had been "common knowledge" among journalists for months at that point, the "Telegraph" asserted that Steele's anonymity had been "fatally compromised" after CNN published his nationality.
Although the dossier's existence had been "common knowledge" among journalists for months at that point and had become public knowledge during the previous week, Steele's name had not been revealed. The "Telegraph" asserted that Steele's anonymity had been "fatally compromised" after CNN published his nationality.