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Chimichurri

(2,911 posts)
Sat Jan 14, 2017, 02:55 AM Jan 2017

MI6 Spy So Concerned He Ended Up Working For Free

Exclusive: Steele was so concerned by revelations he worked without payment after Trump's election victory in November:

Mr Steele also decided to pass on information to both British and American intelligence officials after concluding that such material should not just be in the hands of political opponents of Mr Trump, who had hired his services, but was a matter of national security for both countries.

However, say security sources, Mr Steele became increasingly frustrated that the FBI was failing to take action on the intelligence from others as well as him. He came to believe there was a cover-up, that a cabal within the Bureau blocked a thorough inquiry into Mr Trump, focusing instead on the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails.

It is believed that a colleague of Mr Steele in Washington, Glenn Simpson, a former Wall Street Journal reporter who runs the firm Fusion GPS, felt the same way and, at the end also continued with the Trump case without being paid.
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Sir Andrew stressed to Senator McCain that he had not read the dossier, but vouched for Mr Steele’s professionalism and integrity. The chair of the Senate Armed Forces Committee then sent an emissary to London who picked up the dossier from an intermediary acting on behalf of Mr Steele. The Senator personally took the material to Mr Comey.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-russia-dossier-file-investigation-hacking-christopher-steele-mi6-a7526901.html

No wonder Rachel Maddow was breathess in her reporting last night

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MI6 Spy So Concerned He Ended Up Working For Free (Original Post) Chimichurri Jan 2017 OP
He is a hero. Good bless and godspeed, Mr. Steele. AgadorSparticus Jan 2017 #1
I was just going to say.. Cha Jan 2017 #3
that maddow show is worth watching for anyone interested in this. the ENTIRE show is worth watching JI7 Jan 2017 #2
I want to see it online when it's out. Cha Jan 2017 #4
at least someone cares enough KT2000 Jan 2017 #5
kick milestogo Jan 2017 #6

Cha

(296,700 posts)
3. I was just going to say..
Sat Jan 14, 2017, 03:31 AM
Jan 2017

Now that's a Hero.. he knew it was the right thing to do.

Yes, and godspeed, Mr Steele

JI7

(89,235 posts)
2. that maddow show is worth watching for anyone interested in this. the ENTIRE show is worth watching
Sat Jan 14, 2017, 03:28 AM
Jan 2017

even the part where she talked of the south carolina business deal .

KT2000

(20,566 posts)
5. at least someone cares enough
Sat Jan 14, 2017, 04:19 AM
Jan 2017

about this destabilization of our world. He must have known the risk he was taking but he must not have suspected the FBI would cover for trump.

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