HA! It's the Brits saving our bacon.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/christopher-steele-ex-british-intelligence-officer-said-to-have-prepared-dossier-on-trump-1484162553
"A former British intelligence officer now working for a private security-and-investigations firm produced the dossier of unverified allegations about President-elect Donald Trumps activities and connections in Russia, people familiar with the matter say.
Christopher Steele, a director of London-based Orbis Business Intelligence Ltd., prepared the dossier, the people said. The document alleges that the Kremlin colluded with Mr. Trumps presidential campaign and claims that Russian officials have compromising evidence of Mr. Trumps behavior that could be used to blackmail him. Mr. Trump has dismissed the contents of the dossier as false and Russia has denied the claims.
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Orbis Business Intelligence was formed in 2009 by former British intelligence professionals, it says on its website. U.K. corporate records say Orbis is owned by another company that in turn is jointly owned by Messrs. Steele and Burrows. It occupies offices in an ornate building overlooking Grosvenor Gardens in Londons high-end Belgravia neighborhood.
The firm relies on a global network of experts and business leaders, provides clients with strategic advice, mounts intelligence-gathering operations and conducts complex, often cross-border investigations, its website says. ~ end snips
The wall street journal-a very liberal publication as we know.