“ has he no sense of shame ?
mr. steele , in his early 50s , had served undercover in moscow in the early 1990s and later was the democrats have resisted openly questioning donald trump ’s legitimacy as the next president — despite vladimir putin ’s efforts to get him elected , now acknowledged by trump himself .
a former british intelligence officer who is now a director of a private security - and - investigations firm has been identified as the author of the dossier of unverified allegations about president - elect donald trump ’s activities and connections in russia ,
story continued below democrats are struggling with how far to go in exploiting trump ’s russia troubles for political gain — wary of prolonging election - year acrimony and undermining confidence in american democracy , but tempted to try to maximize their chances president - elect donald trump says allegations made about him in an unverified dossier prepared by ex - british intelligence officer , christopher steele , are completely fabricated .
mr. simpson hired mr. steele , a former british intelligence officer with whom he had worked before .
“ the president - elect has the extraordinary but unverified documents published on tuesday on donald trump ’s ties with moscow began life as a piece of opposition research , which has become as much a part of us politics as yard signs and coloured balloons .
the washington post reported that the democratic national committee had been hacked , apparently by russian government agents , and a mysterious figure calling himself “ guccifer 2.0 ” began to publish the stolen documents online .
” said steven goldstein , executive director of the anne frank center , the american chapter of an international group that fights prejudice to honor the legacy of anne frank , the teenage diarist who perished in the holocaust in 1945 .
the firms in january 1961 , dwight eisenhower delivered his farewell address after serving two terms as u.s. president ; the five - star general chose to warn americans of this specific threat to democracy : “ in the councils of government , we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence , whether sought or unsought , by the military - industrial complex .