UK Judge Dismisses Trump’s Lawsuit Over Discredited Steele Dossier

The salacious claims in the dossier, which was leaked to the media, became part of the ‘Russian collusion’ narrative used against former President Donald Trump.

Christopher Steele, former British intelligence officer. in London, UK, on March 7, 2017. Victoria Jones/PA via AP

A judge in London on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit brought by former President Donald Trump over an infamous research dossier authored by British ex-spy Christopher Steele, which played a key role in the FBI’s probe into debunked allegations of a criminal conspiracy between the Trump campaign and Russia to swing the 2016 election.

Judge Karen Steyn said on Feb. 1 that the lawsuit that President Trump filed in October against Orbis Business Intelligence, which was founded by Mr. Steele, should be dismissed.