Steele's professionalism and integrity. According to The New York Times, right after the election, Steele's dossier grew to become one of Washington's "worst-kept secrets and techniques", and journalists worked to verify the allegations. In September they arranged a personal conference concerning Steele and reporters from The Washington Post, The New York Times, The New Yorker, ABC News, and other outlets. These were a September 23, 2016, Yahoo!