Christopher Steele calls on Americans to "talk" against Trump

Christopher Steele, the former British spy at the origin of the explosive case alleging a plot between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin, Wednesday criticized President Donald Trump in his first public statement in a year and a half.

In an email to Vanity Fair after the magazine included it on its list of new establishments on Oct. 3, the former MI6 agent called on Americans and the media to "rule" against the Trump administration "distorted and unilateral ".

"In these strange and troubling times, it's hard to say unpleasant truths to power, but I think we all have a duty to do it," Steele written in an email at Vanity Fair the publisher Radhika Jones. "I salute those on your list and those who have had the courage to speak during the past year, often at great expense."

Steele affirmed in his 35 pages report that the Russian intelligence services "cultivated, supported and assisted Trump for at least five years" in order to encourage "splits and divisions in the Western alliance". hotel room with "prostitutes perform[ing] a show of "golden showers" (urination) in front of him. "

Trump called the report "FAKE NEWS" when it first appeared in the media in January 2017 – less than two weeks before he took office.

The President has since described Steele as a "lowlife"And the folder as"corrupt. "The president and his allies have also attacked the investigation of special advocate Robert Mueller as being ongoing. too dependent on the disputed caseeven if the investigation was not triggered by the Steele report, but by drunk comments George Papadopoulos, former adviser to the Trump campaign, was assigned to an Australian diplomat in 2016.

Trump regularly recounts Mueller's question as a politically motivated "witch hunt".

In his statement to Vanity FairSteele suggested that Trump and his administration had "distorted" the reality and called the media to "[hold] he is responsible. "

"At a time when governance is so flawed and one-sided, as I currently believe in the United States, the media has a vital role to play in making it more accountable," Steele said.