Former MI6 agent Christopher Steele has finally agreed to meet with US officials to discuss his relationship with the FBI, and the now-infamous dossier of unfounded claims against Donald Trump which he assembled on behalf of the Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee.
The 54-year-old Steele has agreed to meet with investigators from the US Justice Department’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG), according to The Times of London, after a former US official told Politico that the OIG report would “try to deeply undermine” Steele.
The news marks a 180-shift in Steele’s past refusals to engage with US authorities. In April, Politico reported that Steele would not meet with the OIG to assist them with their investigation, while just last week, Reuters reported that he wouldn’t meet with US attorney John Durham, who was handpicked by AG William Barr to review the origins of the Trump-Russia probe.
Steele, a MI6 Russia specialist for more than two-decades, has worked with the FBI as a confidential source since 2010. According to the report, he will retain the services of a top American attorney if the interview goes ahead, and is only willing to discuss the narrow scope of his dealings with US intelligence. Steele also wanted US officials to seek the approval of the British government.
Of note, the Steele dossier was referred to as “Crown material” in emails between US intelligence officials.
That said, a senior source told The Times: “As far as we are aware, no request has been made to HMG [Her Majesty’s government] on this matter. Any decision to co-operate would be a matter for Mr Steele as this relates to issues arising many years after he left government employment.”
Last year Mr Steele, who runs a corporate intelligence company, was named as the author of memos containing unsubstantiated allegations that the Kremlin held sexually lurid information about Mr Trump.
Mr Steele’s dossier led to an FBI inquiry, which became a two-year investigation presided over by the special counsel Robert Mueller. That found that figures in the Trump campaign team expected to benefit from Kremlin activities but cleared Mr Trump of liaising with Russia. -Times of London
In his dodgy dossier - a collection of 17 memos, some of which used Kremlin sources - Steele claimed that the Trump campaign was part of a “well-developed conspiracy of co-operation” with the Russian government in an attempt to influence the outcome of the 2016 US election. Steele claimed that the Kremlin was blackmailing Trump with a video of him encouraging prostitutes to urinate on a bed once used by former President Obama.
Steele’s work was commissioned by opposition research firm Fusion GPS, which was in turn paid by lawyers for the Clinton campaign and the DNC.
via zerohedge
What ? He cut a deal? Always these disgusting people cut deals. No more cutting deals.. He did it. Everyone knows he did for Hillary and the democrat party. Arrest his lying butt. Democrats are afraid what he going to say. Hope the all fry for what the did to America.
Steele is already a know liar and a backstabbing fired foreign agent that couldn’t vet his own dossier he planted. We need to stop giving Democrats any more rope…they are already choking themselves to death. Eve Nader passes out at meetings and Pelosi just incoherently babbles at news events.
Pj….well put, especially the last comment. Bad enough what they did to Trump and his people and what they dod to disparage the office of the POTUS, but what tjey did to thos country os ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING. I will add 2 VERY important points; the first being for the Trump haters. No matter how much you hate Trump, the ends never justify tje means. What they dod was an sbuse of power and law. Remember, if you are capable of seeing through your emotions, that of ANYONE in a position pf power can do this to a presidential vandidat or a sitting president, the aberage American wpuld be helpless should they fall into a situation of disfavor eith these kind of people. Second, “THEY”, as referenced in my first point would be Comey, Brennan, Clapper, Strock, Page, Peliosi, Schiff, Nadler, Cummings, Clinton (both of them) amd the upper echelon of the DNC.
All MUST be arrested, put on trial and sentenced, with no mercy, for their crimes. If this is not done, these heinous actions will be, for all intents and purposes, be condoned and will allow for this to happen again. Without a doubt, what Trump said is absolutely correct ; “this must never happen to another sitting president”.
They need Chinese Justice: Guilty, no appeal and immediately shot!
That would fit the Democrats mantra saying what a “lovely” government the Communist Chinese run; and that Mao Tse-tung was their hero (he murdered over 100 Million of his own people-after he instituted gun control/gun confiscation).
Mao also imprisoned and killed anyone and anything considered bourgeois; that means, college-educated intellectuals and other professionals with material wealth. He exalted the workers, farmers, and soldiers. He sent anyone who didn’t agree with his Little Red Book to re-education camps after he confiscated or destroyed all their possessions. He divided families and turned children against their parents. The spoiled brat over-educated wealthy Democrat elites would love it in Mao’s China. They wouldn’t last one day before they’re jailed and their organs harvested.
The Pope had a hit squad against free thinkers back in the 15th or 16th centuries. Anyone that disagreed with the Bible Had to die.
You can make this stuff up:
“Steele claimed that the Kremlin was blackmailing Trump with a video of him encouraging prostitutes to urinate on a bed once used by former President Obama.”
BUT, this is a real life deal:
“Steele’s work was commissioned by opposition research firm Fusion GPS, which was in turn paid by lawyers for the Clinton campaign and the DNC.”
NOW who is to be believed:
A BS report from third persons, OR the documented activity of Hillary Clinton’s and her group?
What kind of deal? Immunity for this lying dirtbag? If he lies to the Justice Dept he should be prosecuted and charged with crimes like Mueller did with Gen Flynn. This is unbelievable what the Deep State Dems are doing to our Country!! This current political climate is not what I envisioned when I came to this Country 53 years ago!!
Steele was a pundit for Hillary Clinton and her corrupt run for President. Hillary Clinton must be indicted…if she isn’t we have no Country. If you or I had done what Hillary did we would be sitting in a Federal Penitentiary. Her time is coming and this time the investigation will not be swept under the rug. Democrats are scared sh*tless about what Horowitz is going to discover…they are trying to impeach the President so their own REAL, CORRUPT crimes can be covered up again. Hillary and despicable Comey, Brennan and Clapper are running around to all the enemies of the people CNN, MSNBC and the rest of the gossip rags trying so hard to control the narrative so when the truth comes out they think they can convince us that the truth is not the truth…just like Democrats always do. We will not be fooled again…we are coming Hillary, Comey, Brennan and Clapper and when every one of you are finally in jail…where ALL criminals belong…this Country will once again respect the FBI, the CIA and the DOJ…until then they will be known as a rogue, corrupt pundit for Hillary and obama. What they did to our alphabet agencies is conspiracy…they politically weaponized them so they could use them to spy on another candidate for President…DESPICABLE!!!
Hillary will NOT be indicted and we will still have a country. You can take that to the bank, Debi.
She will die too, then we can celebrate.
Oh Boy we get to hear the testimony of another known liar who is trying to cut a plea deal for himself. He better bring evidence/facts that he can support with undeniable proof.
How many lives have been ruined by his lying just for chasing The Almighty Dollar. You don’t make deals with liars…..it opens them up to perpetuate the lies.
Hey guys! It’s only a crime when YOU lie to the ”guv’mnt”. They can lie to you and that’s OK. THEY can lie to the Public and That’s OK Too. They can pay someone to lie and that’s OK too. It is time to clean house in Washington D.C. I don’t have any illusions that is going to happen, but we can hope so. The polls don’t look good for Conservatives……..that 47% bunch that Romney (ick) said wouldn’t vote for him are all the democrats on welfare and as long as they are fat, happy, have their welfare checks they’ll keep voting for them. Now, of course, the ”Socialists” are the new winners here just a predicted by someone smart enough to realize that when people know they can vote themselves everything they want, they will. Gentlemen, we’re there today.
Unfortunately, that’s exactly what the libturd demoscum are leading their constituents into. They suffer from NPD (Narcissistic Personality Disorder) and are simply too far gone to realize their actions are going to cause a backlash equal to our other two civil wars. There is still a patriotic ‘silent majority’ who will not allow country to be turned into another 3rd world shit-hole.
Mao also imprisoned and killed anyone and anything considered bourgeois; that means, college-educated intellectuals and other professionals with material wealth. He exalted the workers, farmers, and soldiers. He sent anyone who didn’t agree with his Little Red Book to re-education camps after he confiscated or destroyed all their possessions. He divided families and turned children against their parents. The spoiled brat over-educated wealthy Democrat elites would love it in Mao’s China. They wouldn’t last one day before they’re jailed and their organs harvested.
DOJ=COVERUP
So, The British Meddled in our elections? Why is this not a crime? Am I confused or stupid?