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Former MI6 operative Christopher Steele likely won’t travel to U.S. because of security concerns.
U.S. politicians are reportedly reaching out for information to the former British spy who authored the unverified dossier allegedly concerning President Donald Trump’s activities in Russia.
Christopher Steele collected the information working as a private consultant first for anti-Trump Republicans, then for the Democrats in 2016. He became convinced by last summer that Russian President Vladimir Putin was actively attempting to manipulate the American presidential campaign to help Trump, according to The Washington Post.
He turned his dossier on Trump over to the FBI before the election. Its contents were revealed to Trump after he won the presidency. There was some concern among intelligence officials that the information Steele turned up, while unverified, had the potential to be used as blackmail against Trump by the Russians.
When news broke about the dossier, Steele dropped from public view because of concerns for the safety of himself and his family. He has yet to return to his London home.
Now Democrats and Republicans have reached out to him in the hope that he might testify in a Senate probe into ties between Russian officials and Trump campaign aides, sources told The Independent Thursday. The British news outlet says it is unlikely that Steele would travel to the U.S. because of security concerns, but it’s possible he would meet to talk with American leaders in the United Kingdom. The Washington Post also reported that House Democrats have reached out to Steele about testifying or otherwise cooperating in an investigation, but he has yet to respond.
Steele is a well regarded intelligence source who worked several years with the U.K. spy agency MI6. He also worked with the FBI in the American investigation into corruption in the global soccer association FIFA.
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It sounds like Steele could be a great source for credible information about the Trump-Russia connection.
U.S. politicians are reportedly reaching out for information to the former British spy who authored the unverified dossier allegedly concerning President Donald Trump’s activities in Russia.
Christopher Steele collected the information working as a private consultant first for anti-Trump Republicans, then for the Democrats in 2016. He became convinced by last summer that Russian President Vladimir Putin was actively attempting to manipulate the American presidential campaign to help Trump, according to The Washington Post.
He turned his dossier on Trump over to the FBI before the election. Its contents were revealed to Trump after he won the presidency. There was some concern among intelligence officials that the information Steele turned up, while unverified, had the potential to be used as blackmail against Trump by the Russians.
When news broke about the dossier, Steele dropped from public view because of concerns for the safety of himself and his family. He has yet to return to his London home.
Now Democrats and Republicans have reached out to him in the hope that he might testify in a Senate probe into ties between Russian officials and Trump campaign aides, sources told The Independent Thursday. The British news outlet says it is unlikely that Steele would travel to the U.S. because of security concerns, but it’s possible he would meet to talk with American leaders in the United Kingdom. The Washington Post also reported that House Democrats have reached out to Steele about testifying or otherwise cooperating in an investigation, but he has yet to respond.
Steele is a well regarded intelligence source who worked several years with the U.K. spy agency MI6. He also worked with the FBI in the American investigation into corruption in the global soccer association FIFA.
More: U.S. Politicians Seek To Quiz British Spy Who Wrote Russian Dossier On Trump
It sounds like Steele could be a great source for credible information about the Trump-Russia connection.
