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| On 11 January 2017, media reports revealed that ] operative ], called by the media a "highly regarded Kremlin expert", "one of MI6's greatest 'Russia specialists" and a "real-life ]", had authored a controversial dossier on ] President-elect ], concerning Trump's alleged ties to ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wsj.com/articles/christopher-steele-ex-british-intelligence-officer-said-to-have-prepared-dossier-on-trump-1484162553|title=Christopher Steele, Ex-British Intelligence Officer, Said to Have Prepared Dossier on Trump|first1=Bradley|last1=Hope|first2=Michael|last2=Rothfeld|first3=Alan|last3=Cullison|date=11 January 2017|work=Wall Street Journal}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/christopher-steele-trump-dossier-author-real-life-james-bond-n706376|title=The ex-spy who wrote the Trump dossier is nicknamed James Bond|work=NBC News|date=13 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/01/12/donald-trump-dossier-president-elect-says-intelligence-director/|title=Donald Trump dossier: Russians point finger at MI6 over leaked intelligence report|work=The Telegraph|date=12 January 2017}}</ref><ref name="bbc.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-38591382|title=Ex-MI6 officer Christopher Steele in hiding after Trump dossier|date=12 January 2017|work=BBC News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://time.com/4634238/christopher-steele-author-donald-trump-dossier-spy/|title=What to Know About Christopher Steele, Alleged Author of the Trump Dossier|first=Tara|last=John|work=Time|date=13 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/agent-behind-dossier-knew-litvinenko-cgndj8wsb|title=Spy behind report knew Litvinenko|work=The Times|last=Haynes|first=Deborah|date=11 January 2017}}</ref> Among other claims, the dossier alleges that Trump is financially indebted to ], and that its government possesses documentary video evidence of Trump engaged in acts of copulation with several ] ], during a trip to Russia for the ]. The alleged filmed carnal acts are said to include ], a claim which was widely remarked upon on ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-dossier-looking-increasingly-credible-2017-1|title=The author of the 'fake news' dossier on Trump's ties to Russia is looking increasingly credible|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vox.com/conversations/2017/1/13/14240616/donald-trump-russia-putin-buzzfeed-intelligence-community|title=A former CIA analyst explains how to read the Trump dossier|first=Sean|last=Illing|work=]}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jan/13/uk-british-former-moscow-ambassador-andrew-wood-trump-dossier|title=UK's former Moscow ambassador in spotlight over Trump dossier|first1=Luke|last1=Harding|first2=Nick|last2=Hopkins|date=13 January 2017|work==]}}</ref> The allegations in the dossier and its associated evidence have, as of yet, neither been confirmed nor refuted, though fellow spies and other members of the British and American governments have called the report's author "credible", with the former British ambassador to Russia stating that Steele "would not make things up".<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/trump-dossier-author-worked-poisoned-russian-spy-article-1.2945107|title=Trump 'dossier' author's allegations backed up by fellow spies|publisher=}}</ref><ref name="bbc.com"/><ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-38600531|title=Was Buzzfeed right on Donald Trump dossier?|first=Amol|last=Rajan|date=12 January 2017|publisher=]}}</ref> The report also claims that the Russian government has been "cultivating" and "supporting" Trump as a potential presidential candidate for over 5 years.<ref name="buzzfeed.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/anthonycormier/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-secret-trump-dossier?utm_term=.dbE976Jj2#.af5mgr7xV|title=What You Need To Know About The Secret Trump Dossier|publisher=]}}</ref> | On 11 January 2017, media reports revealed that ] operative ], called by the media a "highly regarded Kremlin expert", "one of MI6's greatest 'Russia specialists" and a "real-life ]", had authored a controversial dossier on ] President-elect ], concerning Trump's alleged ties to ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wsj.com/articles/christopher-steele-ex-british-intelligence-officer-said-to-have-prepared-dossier-on-trump-1484162553|title=Christopher Steele, Ex-British Intelligence Officer, Said to Have Prepared Dossier on Trump|first1=Bradley|last1=Hope|first2=Michael|last2=Rothfeld|first3=Alan|last3=Cullison|date=11 January 2017|work=Wall Street Journal}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/christopher-steele-trump-dossier-author-real-life-james-bond-n706376|title=The ex-spy who wrote the Trump dossier is nicknamed James Bond|work=NBC News|date=13 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/01/12/donald-trump-dossier-president-elect-says-intelligence-director/|title=Donald Trump dossier: Russians point finger at MI6 over leaked intelligence report|work=The Telegraph|date=12 January 2017}}</ref><ref name="bbc.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-38591382|title=Ex-MI6 officer Christopher Steele in hiding after Trump dossier|date=12 January 2017|work=BBC News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://time.com/4634238/christopher-steele-author-donald-trump-dossier-spy/|title=What to Know About Christopher Steele, Alleged Author of the Trump Dossier|first=Tara|last=John|work=Time|date=13 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/agent-behind-dossier-knew-litvinenko-cgndj8wsb|title=Spy behind report knew Litvinenko|work=The Times|last=Haynes|first=Deborah|date=11 January 2017}}</ref> Among other claims, the dossier alleges that Trump is financially indebted to ], and that its government possesses documentary video evidence of Trump engaged in acts of copulation with several ] ], during a trip to Russia for the ]. The alleged filmed carnal acts are said to include ], a claim which was widely remarked upon on ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-dossier-looking-increasingly-credible-2017-1|title=The author of the 'fake news' dossier on Trump's ties to Russia is looking increasingly credible|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vox.com/conversations/2017/1/13/14240616/donald-trump-russia-putin-buzzfeed-intelligence-community|title=A former CIA analyst explains how to read the Trump dossier|first=Sean|last=Illing|work=]}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jan/13/uk-british-former-moscow-ambassador-andrew-wood-trump-dossier|title=UK's former Moscow ambassador in spotlight over Trump dossier|first1=Luke|last1=Harding|first2=Nick|last2=Hopkins|date=13 January 2017|work==]}}</ref> The allegations in the dossier and its associated evidence have, as of yet, neither been confirmed nor refuted, though fellow spies and other members of the British and American governments have called the report's author "credible", with the former British ambassador to Russia stating that Steele "would not make things up".<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/trump-dossier-author-worked-poisoned-russian-spy-article-1.2945107|title=Trump 'dossier' author's allegations backed up by fellow spies|publisher=}}</ref><ref name="bbc.com"/><ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-38600531|title=Was Buzzfeed right on Donald Trump dossier?|first=Amol|last=Rajan|date=12 January 2017|publisher=]}}</ref> The report also claims that the Russian government has been "cultivating" and "supporting" Trump as a potential presidential candidate for over 5 years.<ref name="buzzfeed.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/anthonycormier/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-secret-trump-dossier?utm_term=.dbE976Jj2#.af5mgr7xV|title=What You Need To Know About The Secret Trump Dossier|publisher=]}}</ref> | ||
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On 11 January 2017, media reports revealed that MI6 operative Christopher Steele, called by the media a "highly regarded Kremlin expert", "one of MI6's greatest 'Russia specialists" and a "real-life James Bond", had authored a controversial dossier on United States President-elect Donald Trump, concerning Trump's alleged ties to Russia. Among other claims, the dossier alleges that Trump is financially indebted to Russia, and that its government possesses documentary video evidence of Trump engaged in acts of copulation with several Moscow sex workers, during a trip to Russia for the 2013 Miss Universe pageant. The alleged filmed carnal acts are said to include golden showers, a claim which was widely remarked upon on Twitter. The allegations in the dossier and its associated evidence have, as of yet, neither been confirmed nor refuted, though fellow spies and other members of the British and American governments have called the report's author "credible", with the former British ambassador to Russia stating that Steele "would not make things up". The report also claims that the Russian government has been "cultivating" and "supporting" Trump as a potential presidential candidate for over 5 years.
The dossier passed from Steele to John McCain and U.S. intelligence, until Trump and Barack Obama were briefed on its existence by the chiefs of several U.S. intelligence agencies. Joe Biden has confirmed that he and the president had received briefings on the dossier, and the allegations within.
The existence of the dossier was first reported by CNN on the afternoon of 11 January. Although its existence had been "common knowledge" among journalists for around half a year at that point, the Telegraph asserted that Steele's anonymity had been "fatally compromised" after CNN published his nationality. The Independent reported that Steele had fled his home in England several hours before the release of the report and "went to ground" after "realizing it was only a matter of time until his name became public knowledge," and "now fears a prompt and potentially dangerous backlash against him from Moscow." Steele worked for Orbis Business Intelligence, Ltd. at the time the dossier was authored, and Orbis director Christopher Burrows would not "confirm or deny" that Orbis had produced the dossier.
The BBC has claimed the existence of a second dossier and that three independent sources from Steele within British intelligence back Steele's account, writing "the CIA believes it is credible that the Kremlin has such kompromat—or compromising material— on the next US commander in chief" and "a joint taskforce, which includes the CIA and the FBI, has been investigating allegations that the Russians may have sent money to Mr Trump's organisation or his election campaign."
Glenn Greenwald, an outspoken critic of U.S. intelligence agencies, criticized the dossier and the circumstances of its publication as "classic Cold War dirty tactics".
The scandal has been referred to in the media as "Golden Shower Gate" and "Pissgate".
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