The new revelations that the Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee funded the unverified opposition research about then-presidential candidate Donald Trump and his alleged ties to Russia, known as the Steele Dossier, don’t really matter, argues Alex Shephard in New Republic. President Trump and his Republican party are seizing upon this revelation in an effort to focus on the political motivations behind the report’s unverified yet damaging findings. But highlighting the political origins of a report, which served as a basis for the FBI to gain FISA warrants to spy on Trump campaign officials, isn’t out of the ordinary. In the past, opposition research has also led to congressional investigations. What should remain the focus, despite President Trump's efforts to make Americans forget, is the validity of the dossier and its allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.