A growing question over appearance of conflicts of interest. Who investigates the investigators when they're implicated in some of the alleged misconduct but also remain in charge of the evidence and prosecutions? (Continued)

The senate's criminal referral of Christopher Steele in essence asks the FBI to investigate a source with whom FBI officials collaborated, and whose evidence they used in a fashion that’s under congressional investigation. (Continued)

The criminal referral was addressed to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein-- who himself signed at least one of the questionable wiretap applications using the Steele dossier. (Continued)