Report: FBI, in 2017 wiretap warrant, showed no interest in Steele documents

Report: FBI, in 2017 wiretap warrant, showed no interest in Steele documents

by WorldTribune Staff, March 3, 2020 In obtaining the fourth and final wiretap warrant to spy on Trump campaign associate Carter Page, the FBI ignored anti-Trump dossier author Christopher Steele’s own admission in court that at least part of his dossier was based on mere gossip, a report said. Steele, in a sworn declaration on […]

Report: Steele testified dossier ‘intel’ came from user-generated CNN website

Report: Steele testified dossier ‘intel’ came from user-generated CNN website

⁹by WorldTribune Staff, March 17, 2019 Christopher Steele admitted under oath that he used information from a user-generated CNN website for his anti-Trump dossier which has been treated by U.S. media and the FBI as intelligence. Steele made the revelation during testimony last year in a case where Russian entrepreneur Aleksej Gubarev, a prominent figure […]

Testimony: McCain aide leaked ‘dossier’ to NPR, Bernstein, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, BuzzFeed

Testimony: McCain aide leaked ‘dossier’ to NPR, Bernstein, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, BuzzFeed

by WorldTribune Staff, March 15, 2019 A former aide to Sen. John McCain testified he leaked the anti-Trump dossier to several media outlets. David Kramer made the revelation during testimony in a libel lawsuit brought by Russian businessman Aleksej Gubarev against BuzzFeed, which first published in full the dossier by ex-British spy Christopher Steele. Gubarev […]

NY Times backs unsealing of ‘dossier’ allegations; Russian entrepreneur claims ‘smear campaign’

NY Times backs unsealing of ‘dossier’ allegations; Russian entrepreneur claims ‘smear campaign’

by WorldTribune Staff, November 28, 2018 The New York Times has asked a U.S. District Court in Miami to unseal a section of the unverified anti-Trump “dossier” which accuses a Russian entrepreneur of taking part in the hacking of Democratic Party computers. The Times intervened in the case of Aleksej Gubarev, founder of Webzilla, who […]

Russian entrepreneur on mission to discover how, why he was targeted in ‘dossier’

Russian entrepreneur on mission to discover how, why he was targeted in ‘dossier’

by WorldTribune Staff, September 19, 2018 The Russian entrepreneur who founded Webzilla is intent on finding out how he was included in the unverified Trump dossier, which accused him of directly participating in the hacking of Democratic Party computers, a report said. Aleksej Gubarev was named in the dossier authored by ex-British spy Christopher Steele […]

Federal judge orders deposition of Clinton opposition research group in Russian’s libel suit

Federal judge orders deposition of Clinton opposition research group in Russian’s libel suit

by WorldTribune Staff, July 29, 2018 A federal judge in Miami is requiring the firm which played a major role in distributing the unverified Trump dossier to undergo a deposition in a libel suit filed by a Russian entrepreneur against the news site which first published Christopher Steele’s December 2016 memo in full. Judge Ursula […]

Report: BuzzFeed, FBI embraced, did not seek to verify Russia dossier

Report: BuzzFeed, FBI embraced, did not seek to verify Russia dossier

by WorldTribune Staff, July 13, 2018 None of the charges made in ex-British spy Christopher Steele’s so-called Trump dossier have been confirmed. Yet, BuzzFeed published the dossier and the FBI used it as a springboard to launch the investigation into alleged collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia. And neither have been able to verify […]

Russian ‘dossier’ author changes his tune on intel’s veracity

Russian ‘dossier’ author changes his tune on intel’s veracity

by WorldTribune Staff, December 22, 2017 The “trusted” sources Christopher Steele said he used in composing the Trump “dossier” have become a lot less reliable since the ex-British spy was called to defend himself in a libel lawsuit. While Steele in 2016 seemed confident that collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russian government took […]

Former British spy admits ‘Trump dossier’ was unverified

Former British spy admits ‘Trump dossier’ was unverified

by WorldTribune Staff, April 27, 2017 The British author of the so-called “Trump dossier” involving alleged ties with Russia has admitted that much of the document’s information is unverified. Christopher Steele, the former British spy who wrote the 35-page dossier, said that charges his sources made about a tech company CEO and Democratic Party hacking is unverified, […]