The CIA Dismissed it as fake from the start but then it was used for the Fisa warrants. In essence for @PaulinVA, it represents the first failed attempt to create dirt to impeach Trump. Zelensky call was second, also soon to be a failure. The Democrats have already stated they are working on another phase.
The IG report stated it as did many other sources (even the progressive ones!).
IG Report Says CIA Dismissed Steele Dossier as ‘Internet Rumor’
It’s just the pattern the Trump haters are continually using to redefine legitimate executive policy as illegitimate and illegal, and therefore impeachable in their minds.