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A new report contains bombshell details about Christopher Steele, the author of the Trump-Russia dossier

Trump had been on Steele's radar long before he began writing the reports that later made up his Russia dossier.

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Former British spy Christopher Steele, the author of the controversial dossier alleging coordination between Trump campaign associates and Russian officials, has long sought to keep private details about his life. But a sprawling new profile of the former MI6 operative from The New Yorker provides new information on Steele's research on President Donald Trump.

From a bombshell claim about Moscow's role in picking Trump's Cabinet members to information on Steele's life at home with his three cats, here are some of the intriguing new details about the mystery man.

  • On Russia having an alleged say in Trump's Cabinet picks:
  • On US intelligence agencies knowing about Trump's Russia contacts:
  • On Trump's alleged connections to organized crime:
  • Chuck Blazer, who had embezzled a massive amount of money from the soccer organization, had an expensive apartment in Trump Tower. He later discovered that a gambling and money laundering ring headed by a prominent Russian mobster was also run out of an apartment on Trump's property, according to The New Yorker. After Interpol called for the man's arrest, he was seen sitting near Trump at a Miss Universe pageant in Moscow in 2013, which Trump was responsible for running. "
  • On Russia's influence operations in Europe:
  • France, Italy, the United Kingdom, Turkey, and Germany, and often gave politicians and right-wing leaders gifts and financial support. Some of the politicians mentioned in Steele's research have denied his allegations.
  • On Steele's work on ISIS:
  • On Steele's personal politics
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  • On how Steele began investigating Trump:
  • On Steele's communications with the US government before 2016:
  • On the profits of his private intelligence company:
  • On his relationship with the Russians:
  • On his private life:

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