[mewzilla]

From Spikey Isikoff, so make what you will...

The British ex-spy behind the Trump dossier was an FBI asset

[shhrubbery!]

I've never known a spy, just read about them in novels. But this dirty little episode makes me think of the sociopathic antihero of "The Perfect Spy" by John Le Carre (aka David Cornwell). The more amoral and sleazy, the better.

There is a similar character in Len Deighton's spy novels -- a petty thief who was drafted into spying for the Brits. Michael Caine played him memorably in the movie versions.