British ex-spy will not talk to U.S. prosecutor examining Trump probe origins: source

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Source: Reuters

World News
May 28, 2019 / 1:32 PM / Updated 2 hours ago

Mark Hosenball 3 Min Read

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The former British spy who produced a dossier describing alleged links between Donald Trump and Russia will not cooperate with a prosecutor assigned by U.S. Attorney General William Barr to review how the investigations of Trump and his 2016 election campaign began, a source with knowledge of the situation said.

Christopher Steele, a former Russia expert for the British spy agency MI6, will not answer questions from prosecutor John Durham, named by Barr to examine the origins of the investigations into Trump and his campaign team, said the source close to Steele’s London-based private investigation firm, Orbis Business Intelligence.

Trump has given Barr broad authority to declassify intelligence materials related to the investigations. Last week Trump ordered the heads of U.S. spy and law enforcement agencies to cooperate with Durham.

Steele, who had previously collaborated with the FBI on issues such as corruption in the global soccer organization FIFA, was hired in 2016 by Fusion GPS, a Washington-based private investigations firm working for lawyers representing the Democratic Party and Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-steele/british-ex-spy-will-not-talk-to-u-s-prosecutor-examining-trump-probe-origins-source-idUSKCN1SY20K

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So the Barr/ Trump "witch hunt" is now fully engaged...........................

[AJT]

1. I thought Jeb's campaign hired Steele initially.

[Me.]

3. The Washington Beacon

hired GPS Fusion to get the goods on traitor trump to help Jeb but when it tirned out he wasn't going to make it Dems took over the contract.

I'm glad Steele isn't going to cooperate and they can't make him. Not talking with Steele is like Mueller not talking to traitor trump.

[AJT]

4. But they are making it look like Hillary hired them initially. I think it would be better

for Steele to cooperate and give testimony as to what really happened for the record. His lack of cooperation will be made to look like he is protecting the dems.

[Me.]

11. He Has Told Mueller

The fact that they are presenting it as a HRC hit shows you how much deception, on their part, is involved. Mr. Steele is a very serious, authentic guy and won't be used to create false scenarios. He has worked previously with our IC in the past, and deemed completely credible. It wouldn't matter what he says they are looking to dirty him up and blacken the truth. Never, ever should Barr or any of his minions be trusted. There is a reason he is called traitor trump's roy cohn who was a despicable human and quite evil in intentions and deeds. There is a reason he was disbarred and I hope it will happen to our current AG.

[Achilleaze]

14. He could do that with a tweet

[pnwmom]

16. His cooperating would be validating this THIRD investigation, after the first one turned up nothing.

The second, due this month or June, will also most likely turn up nothing, which is why Barr has already announced his new investigation.

[NewJeffCT]

22. Lindsey Graham referred Steele to DOJ

last year for some sort of BS reason

[underpants]

26. That's just RW bunk

A law firm that does a lot of work for the DNC ended up as the third or fourth party to have the dossier. The RW skips over the other parts.

[mr_lebowski]

5. Nope the Press Beacon hired Fusion GPS, Steele was brought on as a subcontractor

AFTER Hillary/Dems began paying for Fusion's continued research.

However AFAIK there's no evidence that Steele's work was ever given to the Democrats paying for it. He deemed it too explosive and serious to be used for 'politics' so he went straight to authorities with the info.

[AJT]

6. Oh, thanks for clearing that up.

[Me.]

12. The Person Who Received The Info Was John McCain

who brought it to the FBI.

[Achilleaze]

15. A republican loyal to the USA ratted out the KGOP republican traitor cabal

There you have it.

[democratisphere]

2. Barr is now an accomplice of drumpf.

Adam Schiff's investigation is full speed ahead.

[procon]

7. LOL... Touche, douche bags! nt

[montanacowboy]

8. Tell them to stick it where the sun don't shine

Steel has more integrity in his little finger than all those MOFer/repukes/doj scum

[abqtommy]

9. Steele has already reported information that is

now in the public record. Why investigate further? Why not impeach tRump and Smug Thug Barr NOW?

[Iliyah]

10. Most were Republicans who sought for the truth

concerning the probe. Wasn't the Steele report turned over to the FBI by Graham and McCain? IC community was and still is concerned about Russia and future elections. Why isn't Barr?

Barr and other RWers will just make up shit.

[Gothmog]

13. Barr is a political hack and fool

I would avoid him also if I was Christopher Steele

[Botany]

17. Fun Fact for Barr

Total # of things that have been disproven in the Steele Dossier. Zero.

[CaptainTruth]

18. Just MHO, but I think we need to seriously ask if Barr is a Russian mole.

He wouldn't be the first.

[link:https://timeline.com/there-was-a-russian-spy-in-the-fbi-for-15-years-and-even-he-warned-of-election-tampering-846fac117561|

[Progressive dog]

19. Good for Steele

He should not have to answer questions to the psychopath's lackeys.

[Thekaspervote]

20. No kidding!! Why would he want to stick his finger in that light socket??

Especially to dirty him and help dotard??!!

[Hekate]

21. Stay safe, Mr. Steele

[Farmer-Rick]

23. I doubt Steele knows anything about oranges.

[riversedge]

24. GOOD

[SunSeeker]

25. I would be shocked if Steele cooperated with Barr, risking sources and methods to Barr.

I can't imagine any of our allies trusting us with sensitive information any more, especially now that Trump has given Barr unfettered authority to declassify intelligence materials related to the investigations--regardless of their sources, and without the permission of the agencies who initially classified them as secret.

[Myrddin]

27. This!

[Princetonian]

28. Touch! Why should he cooperate? Turnabout is fair play.

Barr is a shameless hypocrite.