Cold Drawn Steele

Timothy Birdnow

Christopher Steele, the British spy and author of the "golden showers" "dossier" used to justify spying on President Trump, has lost a lawsuit  and must pay.

From the Fox article:

British ex-spy Christopher Steele must pay damages to two Alfa Bank partners for publishing "inaccurate or misleading" material in his infamous dossier, including claims the banks funneled "illicit cash" to Russian President Vladimir Putin, a British court ruled Wednesday.

Orbis Business Intelligence was ordered to pay 18,000 English pounds, or nearly $23,000,each toPetr Aven and Mikhail Fridman for violating Britain’s Data Protection Act of 1998 and "for the loss of autonomy, distress and reputational damage caused by the breaches of duty," the court said. The decision, authored by Justice Mark Warby of the High Court of England and Wales, was Steele's first major court loss.

I doubt Mr. Steele will pay - and if he does he will not personally pay, but that will be taken care of for him by those who hired him in the first place.

But at least he may damage his credit. Small comfort, but I'll take it.

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