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Ex-spy behind Trump intelligence dossier identified: report
The Hill ^ | January 11, 2017 | By Mark Hensch

Posted on 01/11/2017 3:39:02 PM PST by Brad from Tennessee

A former British intelligence officer who prepared a dossier about President-elect Trump’s ties to Russia has been identified, according to a new report.

Christopher Steele created the controversial document about the Russian government’s alleged power over Trump, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.

The dossier, which alleges links between Trump's campaign and the Russian government, as well as the existence of compromising Russian-owned material on Trump, created a stir Tuesday. CNN reported that the dossier's contents came up in an intelligence meeting with Trump, and BuzzFeed later published the unverified document — two reports Trump and his staff denounced in a press conference today.

Steele is now a director at a private security and investigations firm in London, according to the Journal.

Steele, 52, is one of two directors at Orbis Business Intelligence Ltd. The dossier's creator has been repeatedly described in reports as having a good reputation in intelligence circles.

Orbis was formed in 2009 by former British intelligence professionals, according to the firm’s website. The company mounts “intelligence-gathering operations” and conducts “complex, often cross-border investigations. . ."

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


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KEYWORDS: christophersteele; dossier; trumpintelligence
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To: mewzilla; Liz

Liz, I’m pinging you on the Orbis thing, in case it’s of interest.


21 posted on 01/11/2017 4:40:06 PM PST by mewzilla (I'll vote for the first guy who promises to mail in his SOTU addresses.)
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To: mewzilla

And who is the “western diplomat” who gave McCain the info while both were in Nova Scotia?


22 posted on 01/11/2017 4:46:14 PM PST by mewzilla (I'll vote for the first guy who promises to mail in his SOTU addresses.)
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To: mewzilla
Was the UK version of our uniparty meddling with a US election, concerned about the rise of a pro-Brexit candidate?

I wouldn't bet on it.

Brexit is something they have to figure out themselves. If the British Establishment wants to stop it, that's something they'll have to do at home. It's certainly not up to Donald Trump, who'll be busy with a lot of other stuff.

Faking a story like this would be a putting a lot of effort into something that won't have much of a pay-off and could really blow up in the perpetrators' faces. There are enough unhinged ex-intelligence agents in the world that this doesn't have to be anything more than some nut's private project.

Plus, I'd have thought Britain's Establishment would be a lot smarter than this (but I could be giving them too much credit).

23 posted on 01/11/2017 4:47:13 PM PST by x
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To: mewzilla

Must have been during the 2016 Halifax International Security Forum. List of participants here...

http://halifaxtheforum.org/participants

Check out that list..


24 posted on 01/11/2017 4:50:39 PM PST by mewzilla (I'll vote for the first guy who promises to mail in his SOTU addresses.)
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To: x

FWIW, I think the Brits, or at least their uniparty, has something to hide.


25 posted on 01/11/2017 4:51:41 PM PST by mewzilla (I'll vote for the first guy who promises to mail in his SOTU addresses.)
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To: HollyB

Ping


26 posted on 01/11/2017 4:53:13 PM PST by HollyB
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To: mewzilla

If McCain’s contact was someone at that conference, there are two people at that link I’d put some questions to...


27 posted on 01/11/2017 4:54:06 PM PST by mewzilla (I'll vote for the first guy who promises to mail in his SOTU addresses.)
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To: Fedora

Trump discussed that his people were not the source of the leak. The press conference was very good. Try and watch it if possible. There was much more discussed than just this scandal.


28 posted on 01/11/2017 4:56:13 PM PST by HollyB
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To: x

I’m not sure if I believe there any U.K. Intelligence was truly involved. I think they are trying to make the story appear more believable as to how our CIA and Some media outlets fell for this ridiculous story. They are covering their ass big time.


29 posted on 01/11/2017 5:00:47 PM PST by HollyB
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To: HollyB; Liz

Tim Kaine was at that forum in Nova Scotia...

http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1415963-mccain-kaine-among-conference-delegates


30 posted on 01/11/2017 5:02:59 PM PST by mewzilla (I'll vote for the first guy who promises to mail in his SOTU addresses.)
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To: Brad from Tennessee

And JOHN MCCAIN Gave the LIES to COMEY!!! And most likely to the ENEMEDIA!!!


31 posted on 01/11/2017 5:03:17 PM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Ann Archy

If the person who gave McCain the doctored info was an attendee at that conference, what do you think the chances are that Tim Kaine’s attendance is a coinkydink...?


32 posted on 01/11/2017 5:09:00 PM PST by mewzilla (I'll vote for the first guy who promises to mail in his SOTU addresses.)
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To: mewzilla

http://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/mobile/vice-presidential-candidate-tim-kaine-expected-to-attend-halifax-security-forum-1.3164175


33 posted on 01/11/2017 5:12:21 PM PST by mewzilla (I'll vote for the first guy who promises to mail in his SOTU addresses.)
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To: mewzilla

Interesting that the handover/contact/dissemination was done on Canadian soil....


34 posted on 01/11/2017 5:17:14 PM PST by mewzilla (I'll vote for the first guy who promises to mail in his SOTU addresses.)
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To: mewzilla

BTTT.


35 posted on 01/11/2017 5:29:12 PM PST by mewzilla (I'll vote for the first guy who promises to mail in his SOTU addresses.)
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To: combat_boots

>> They gave it to him as somewhat of an educational thing, as an example of disinformation. They did have a briefing with him and they showed him this, but they told him it’s an example of disinformation.

I understand this to be not quite true. According to http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/11/nbc-intel-official-trump-allegations-are-unvetted-disinformation-video/#ixzz4VTSM8eUM, “A senior U.S. intelligence official who was involved in the preparation for the meeting tells NBC that the president-elect was not briefed on this so-called two-page addendum of these allegations against him,”
but supposedly had it at the ready *in case* he had a question about real vs. fake intelligence. It is awfully convenient spin on it, don’t you think? This way, they can blame BuzzFeed for misinterpreting its intent, rather than take the heat for spreading the false meme to begin with.


36 posted on 01/11/2017 5:29:58 PM PST by XEHRpa
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To: ReaganGeneration2

Tom Arnold - Quentin McCale in McHale’s Navy. He was supposedly an intelligence officer. McCale’s Navy was a remake of a 60s movie based on a WWII movie


37 posted on 01/11/2017 5:43:39 PM PST by hondact200 (Lincoln Freed the Slaves. Obama Enslaves the Free. Trump 2016 - Make America Great Again)
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To: hondact200

Lieutenant Commander Quentin McHale was played by Ernest Borgnine.


38 posted on 01/11/2017 5:51:41 PM PST by Repeal The 17th (I was conceived in liberty, how about you?)
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To: HollyB

Thanks.


39 posted on 01/11/2017 5:55:33 PM PST by Fedora
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To: Grampa Dave

Nutty underemployed British guy with some former spy cred makes money by doing Google searches and talking with catfishing trolls on Internet.

Nutty Brit gets pranked. Hard.

Hands his FRESH HOT INTEL TOTALLY DONE HIMSELF WHILE NOT SITTING ON A SOFA SCARFING DOWN CHEETOS to the highest bidder - Hyper-Anti-Trumper Evan McMuffin.

McMuffin hands off the pass to McLame, who speeds to the end zone and slams the ball - in an empty stadium.

McLame wins the Special Olympics, political division.


40 posted on 01/11/2017 6:01:06 PM PST by angryoldfatman
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