In January 2017, just before the Presidential Inauguration, Buzzfeed published the Christopher Steele Dossier which alleged among other things; clandestine meetings between Russians and Trump campaign officials, Trump’s pursuit of real estate deals in Russia, and hookers engaging in activities involving urine in a Moscow hotel at Trump’s requested.
While the prostitutes peeing on a bed has never been proven true or false. Most of the other allegations have proved true over time. Multiple Trump surrogates had their secret meetings uncovered and we learned about plans for Trump Tower Moscow.
We learned more last August when Sen. Diane Feinstein released transcripts from 10 hours of testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee of Glenn Simpson from FusionGPS that oversaw the research.
Now we learn of the existence of a second Steele Dossier. One written after Steele’s relationship with FusionGPS ended. Revealing more disturbing actions by Trump and his cronies.
In this dossier, more of a memo actually. We learn that Russia vetoed the selection of Mitt Romney for Secretary of State, wanting someone less hardline towards Russia. As a Presidential candidate, Romney declared Russia, “our Number 1 geopolitical foe.” Romney who was being considered for Secretary of State by Trump during a lengthy courting process was suddenly dropped from consideration and just as suddenly, Rex Tillerson, former CEO of Exxon was named instead. Tillerson was the holder of the 2013 “Order of Friendship Medal,” personally presented by Vladimir Putin for his work on a deal between Exxon and Russian state-controlled oil giant, Rosneft. The memo does not allege that Russia selected Tillerson specifically, although that is not ruled out.
When we look at what Russia got with a Secretary Tillerson? You got a State Department that failed (along with Trump) to implement the sanctions on Russia imposed by Congress. Tillerson failed to spend one dollar of the $120 authorized by Congress to target Russian interference in our elections. America has ceded Syria to Russian control and has done nothing to confront Russian interference in international elections in addition to our own. Sounds like they got a good deal!
Steele Dossier: Hookers. Collusion and Blackmail
