Christopher Steele says ‘there is a chance’ Russia fed him disinformation

By Jerry Dunleavy

Published October 19, 2021 8:39pm ET

Christopher Steele says ‘there is a chance’ Russia fed him disinformation — The FBI placed so much faith in Christopher Steele because he was a former British spy who had worked with the bureau a few years earlier in the world soccer corruption investigation. But there were problems with Steele's credibility, according to the referral. (Victoria Jones/PA via AP) | Victoria Jones

Christopher Steele admits “there is a chance” Russia fed him disinformation while he was compiling his discredited anti-Trump dossier in 2016.

The former British spy was asked whether the Russians may have had played him or fed him disinformation in a documentary interview with George Stephanopoulos of ABC News.

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