BuzzFeed subpoenaed the FBI, CIA, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) this week, requesting information on the dissemination of an unverified intelligence dossier about the president believed to have been held by Russian intelligence during the 2016 presidential campaign, according to Politico.

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The report also said the news outlet also requested testimony from ousted FBI Director James Comey, former CIA Director John Brennan, as well as former DNI Director James Clapper.

BuzzFeed’s reported requests come as the news organization faces a libel suit from a Russian technology executive over its decision to publish the full dossier last January.

The dossier was originally put together by former British spy Christopher Steele.

The news organization claims it was shielded by fair report privilege, which can immunize reports that are based on government records.