WASHINGTON (PNN) - July 11, 2020 - President Donald Trump has called for the extradition of a former MI6 agent who was behind a controversial and false dossier about discredited allegations that he had links to Russia.
Christopher Steele, now a director of Orbis Business Intelligence, was responsible for the dirty dossier published in 2016 that falsely alleged Russian influence over Trump.
The Steele Dossier contained allegations of collusion between Trump's presidential campaign and the Kremlin, which have been denied by both parties and have been shown to be false through independent investigations.
On Wednesday, Orbis was ordered by a British court to pay compensation to two Russian businessmen that had complained about data protection breaches including inaccuracies in the dossier relating to them.
Taking to Twitter, Trump shared a report on London's High Court ruling and claimed that Steele should go on trial over the document.
In his tweet, Trump said, “This man should be extradited, tried, and thrown into jail…”
On a second tweet, Trump shared another report about the High Court's decision, adding, “Bring back Steele!”