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How the infamous Trump dossier row unfolded
June 2016
Cristopher Steele is hired by Furion GPS, a research firm in
Washington DC, to look into Trump ties to Russia. Fusion GPS is being
paid by lawyers for Hillary Clinton’s campaign.
July 2016
Sources begin to report back to Mr Steele about shocking allegations
including that the Russians have “kompromat” on Mr Trump. He decides
to inform the FBI.
Summer/Autumn 2016
Mr Steele writes 17 memos, now known as his ‘dossier’, for Fusion GPS
spelling out the intelligence in detail. He also communicates what he
has found to the FBI.
November 8 2016
Mr Trump unexpectedly wins the US election, defeating Mrs Clinton. Mr
Steele decides his findings are a matter of national security and must
be flagged to the UK government.
Mid-November 2016
Around a week after the election, Mr Steele meets with Sir Charles
Farr, the chair of the Joint Intelligence Committee, and takes him
through his intelligence.
Late November 2016
Farr and Mr Steele meet for a second time to further discuss the
memos. The heads of MI6 and MI5 are briefed on the dossier around this
period.
January 6 2017
Mr Trump is told for the first time about the dossier in a one-on-one
briefing with James Comey, then FBI director. He strenuously denies
some of the key allegations.
January 10 2017
Buzzfeed publish 35 pages of Mr Steele’s memos online. One part claims
the Russians have a tape of Mr Trump getting prostitues to perform a
lurid sex act in a Moscow hotel room.
January 11 2017
At a heated press conference Mr Trump denies the tape claim, saying he
is a “germaphobe”, and calls Buzzfeed a “failing pile of garbage” for
publishing the dossier.
January 27 2017
Theresa May visits Washington just a week after Mr Trump’s
inauguration, becoming the first world leader hosted in his White
House. She also offers him a UK state visit.