Ex-intel official who created controversial Trump Russia dossier speaks out

[AZProgressive]

(CNN) Former British intelligence officer Christopher Steele, the man behind the "Steele Dossier" that claimed Russian officials held compromising information on former President Donald Trump, defended the claims made in the dossier in his first on-camera interview since it was revealed in 2017.

In a clip from an upcoming ABC News documentary released Sunday, Steele said he decided to sit down for an interview now because he wanted to "set the record straight" about his role in the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. ABC released a portion of the documentary featuring parts of Steele's interview on Sunday, with the full documentary slated to be released on Hulu early Monday morning.

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"I think the first and most important (reason) is that the problems we identified back in 2016 haven't gone away, and arguably have actually got worse, and I thought it was important to come and set the record straight," Steele said.

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"I stand by the work we did, the sources that we had, and the professionalism which we applied to it," Steele said.

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/10/17/politics/christopher-steele-dossier-trump/index.html

I’m glad he is standing by it. I never bought into the effort to discredit him.

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. He is 100% telling the truth that trump is a traitor and trump lies every single time he opens his

mouth and NONE Of that matters anymore

Half of this country believes the guy who worships the NK dictator is the guy to lead our future. Or if not him exactly, someone like him.

[certainot]

4. maybe 20%, and 1500 radio stations to give them certitude as they try to convince another 30%

[Justice matters.]

14. Yes! Release the FULLY UN-REDACTED report DOJ.

Which republiQon DOJ officials still protect the orange terrorist and why??

What does Merrick Garland have to say about "not releasing it" in what, 8 months now?

What does HE has to hide?? If nothing, then WE PAID for it, so WE have the RIGHT to SEE it G dammit!

[certainot]

23. yes, release it already! and go back to 2014 when sam nunberg says he listened to 1000s of hrs of

talk radio and sent reports to trump. which blowhards in what states was he told to listen to, where did those reports end up, and how well did they jive with russian trolling?

and then go back to limbaugh forcing palin on mccain, creating 'climategate' from a russian hack tot derail obama at copenhagen and save putin billions in fossil revenues, and is manchion doing the ssame thing now.

[Delphinus]

2. Thanks

for posting this.

[empedocles]

5. Yes

[certainot]

3. who ya gonna believe, this guy or rush limbaugh, who explained for 4 years it was a 'democrat' hoax

and said so to tens of millions of trumper teabag dittoheads every week, then piggybacked with russian social media trolling

[Funtatlaguy]

6. Pee pee tape. We want the pee pee tape.

[ShazzieB]

8. Yes!!!

[usaf-vet]

19. Now we know why Trump blurted out "I don't like golden showers" in the middle of a...

.... GOP meeting. He knew that the Steele interview was going to be aired.

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/10/donald-trump-golden-showers-denial.

[zorbasd]

22. Absolutely he knew that was coming out...

His handlers are very well informed about the goings on before everyone finds out.. thanks to the right wing media orgs who informs his team in a similar way to an intelligence agency.

[dixiechiken1]

29. This was my first thought as well... 👆👆👆👆👆

That he knew this was going to be aired. Guy's about as deep as a puddle. *smh*

[MySideOfTown]

31. The way he framed it.

"I'm not into golden showers" Then " The great first lady doesn't believe it"

Freudian slip?

[OldBaldy1701E]

25. Umm... pass.

[PSPS]

7. "Realesed on Hulu early Monday morning" means almost nobody will see it.

[Scrivener7]

11. I know I'll be tuning in early, but you're right.

[MichMan]

10. Wonder if he could be persuaded to produce one on Manchin & Sinema

[AZProgressive]

12. I don't think it was like that

First it was Republicans that wanted opposition research on Trump and then it was Clinton but I think Steele has relevant experience and followed the trail and there were things that matched up with real life like Russia using Wikileaks to publish the e-emails for plausible deniability of their involvement in the hacks.

[Scrivener7]

13. You may be kidding, but that's exactly what I would be doing if I were Schumer.

But that's me.

[Marcuse]

16. I'm not sure they have anything to hide. Their special interests corruption seems blatant.

I suppose pee tapes could help, but sheesh.

[Scrivener7]

17. I would be shocked if they had nothing to hide.

[wnylib]

33. So would I. I won't say more on why

since it would probably get hidden anyway.

[cadoman]

15. "I stand by the work we did, the sources that we had, and the professionalism which we applied..."

End of story. The Steel Dossier is real. Russian Collusion is real. The pee tape is real. TFG colluded and betrayed our great country.

The top tier journalists at NPR wouldn't have hammered on it for over a year if it weren't legit.

[UCmeNdc]

18. K&R

This needs more attention. There is something rotten going on within the Republican party and Russian intelligence operations.

[Mr. Ected]

20. Let's have another hearing

We never got our day in court.

It's not like the future of our republic revolves around the facts we weren't allowed to hear.

Or it does.

[BlueJac]

24. If the shoe was on the other foot...

The Republicans would have released everything by now! We have weak knees with little spine! Dems need to grow a set and take care of business!

[flying_wahini]

26. Yes, Dems need to grow some sharp fangs and show them off once in a while. And the Pee tapes

Aren’t Pee … but ‘P’ for pedophile. IMO.

[KS Toronado]

28. I hope you're correct........

The religious right would be more upset with pedophiles than peeing.
And we know he likes 'em young.

[Scrivener7]

27. Watched it on Hulu this morning. There was really no new information, and it bent over

backwards with the "both sides" crap.

And no one mentioned what we were told a few months ago: that the Mueller investigation, which we were told was an investigation into Russian ratfucking in our election, was specifically forbidden from examining Russian ratfucking in our election.

[Joinfortmill]

30. Watched. Believe every word he said.

[lagomorph777]

32. All evidence that has emerged since then has confirmed his reports.

Disgusting there's even any question remaining at this point.