It was.
And it was a set up by Fusion GPS and the HRC campaign (and the State Department). That this fact was omitted is't really news (though I appreciate you posting it all the same), everyone in the meeting acknowledged the same at the time.
Lawfare (as you know) is the heart of the resistance. Their goal is not truth or justice, but to cover up for the coup plotters.
If there ever was any doubt prior, it's gone now.