BBC correspondent: Ex-British intelligence officer not the only source for Russia's Trump dossier [View all]

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Source: RawStory


DAVID EDWARDS
11 JAN 2017 AT 11:02 ET


The existence of a compromising Russian dossier on President-elect Donald Trump has been confirmed by multiple sources, BBC Washington Correspondent Paul Wood revealed on Wednesday.

On Tuesday, BuzzFeed [link:https://www.buzzfeed.com/kenbensinger/these-reports-allege-trump-has-deep-ties-to-russia?utm_term.uoo43Xv7R#.vaWm8oWAzpublished memos] prepared by a former British intelligence officer which detail explosive information that Russians could use to compromise Trump. According to [link:http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/10/politics/donald-trump-intelligence-report-russia/CNN], U.S. intelligence officials briefed both Trump and President Barack Obama on the dossier in recent months. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) also personally delivered a copy of the memos to FBI Director James Comey, reports said.

During a [link:http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b087pf3kBBC 4 radio broadcast] on Wednesday, Wood revealed that the former British spy was not the only source claiming to have knowledge that Russia is possession of sex tapes that could embarrass the president-elect.

The rumors or the allegations or whatever you want to call them have been circulating for a number of months now, Wood explained. I saw the report, compiled by the former British intelligence officer, back in October. He is not, and this is the crucial thing, the only source for this.


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