First of all, I congratulate the BBC reporter at the Trump presser who simply said “thank you” when Trump sneered “BBC News, that's another beauty”… anyhow, BBC is saying there are multiple sources claiming Trump is compromised with these sex tapes and business deals (attempted bribery?). And of course, with such compromising intel on Trump, Trump is likely getting blackmailed by the Russians and then went all in with collaborating with them on the hacking, at least with the leaks
Either this is a massive Russian disinformation campaign going back many months or the US spy agencies have real intel on a compromised Donald Trump. FBI requesting FISA court search warrants on Trump associates? There’s more than smoke and mirrors here.
BBC correspondent: Ex-British intelligence officer ‘not the only source’ for Russia’s Trump dossier
During a BBC 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.
[snip]
“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.”
I think the story is real. The US intel community certainly thinks it is real, and it isn’t good enough reason for Trump to blame political ax grinding. That doesn’t pass the smell test. They would have leaked it before election if that was the case.
More quotes from video below:
“It’s very, very difficult, of course, to talk to US intelligence people. They’re breaking the law if they talk to you but I did ask somebody with connections in the CIA to pass a message to them, and I got a message back that there was allegedly more than one tape, not just video, but audio as well, on more than one date, in more than one place, in both Moscow and St. Petersburg.”
“nobody should believe something just because an intelligence agent says it.”
“But it is viewed as credible by the CIA, and that’s why it landed on President Obama’s desk last week, on the desk of the congressional leadership, and was given to Mr. Trump as well. And even congressional Republicans are talking about investigations, and Democrats, I know, are talking about impeachment.”
Wednesday, Jan 11, 2017 · 8:49:19 PM +00:00 · gnosticator
Steele, now a director of a London-based private security and investigations firm, produced the dossier containing explosive allegations of Trumps deep ties to Russia.
Steele, 52, is one of the two directors of the Orbis Business Intelligence Ltd., which, , was founded in 2009 by former British intelligence professionals.
The firm describes itself as a leading corporate intelligence consultancy which provides senior decisionmakers with strategic insight, intelligence and investigative services to protect their interests worldwide.
Link
