Thread by @The_War_Economy

"A dossier full of sex, money and blackmail - and one that US and British officials do not think is a hoax"

Kim Sengupta, January 11, 2017, The Independent

independent.co.uk/news/world/ame…

"What we do know about the allegations is that they contain claims that can be challenged, but, in the view of American and British officials, the document is not a hoax."

"The British connection is of some relevance here; much of the material, it appears, was put together by a former senior British intelligence official."

"The official's work had involved the former Soviet Union and Warsaw Pact countries during the Cold War and he had maintained contacts since in Russia and eastern Europe while working as a security consultant."

"Importantly, he is well known to American agencies and, according to senior sources, they felt the official had enough credibility to be taken seriously."

"One matter that appear to buttress this credibility was a report he supplied five months ago claiming that figures in Mr Trump's campaign team had agreed to a Russian request to try and dilute election focus on its intervention in Ukraine."

"Four days later Trump stated that he would recognise Moscow's annexation of Crimea. A month later officials involved in his campaign asked the Republican Party's election platform to remove a pledge for military assistance to the Ukrainian government against separatist rebels."

"Trump to look at recognizing Crimea as Russian territory, lifting sanctions"

July 27, 2016

politico.eu/article/donald…

documentcloud.org/documents/3259…

This would suggest that Steele handed in the Ukraine report on July 23, presumably written around July 19, 2016 after speaking with Sergei Millian (Source E).

I say around July 19, as Report #94 was written on the 19th, and the Ukraine report is Report #95.

Still feels like I'm missing something, it just doesn't quite add up.

The issue is that Kim Sengupta was the one who revealed Andrew Wood's involvement.

independent.co.uk/news/world/ame…

Also, for some reason, this Clovis Meath Baker (former Director of Intelligence Production at GCHQ) vouched for Steele back in February 2017, as did Jonathan Winer.

rusi.org/people/clovis-…

independent.co.uk/news/world/ame…