Donald Trump's court case against former intelligence officer set to begin
The former United States President is bringing a data protection lawsuit against a former MI6 officer in England
Former US President Donald Trump's lawsuit against an intelligence officer is set to get underway in England.
The first hearing in Trump's legal claim against the former MI6 officer's intelligence consultancy firm will begin in the High Court. Trump, 77, is bringing a data protection claim against Orbis Business Intelligence.
The company was founded by Christoper Steele, who previously ran the Secret Intelligence Service's Russia desk. Steele was the author of the so-called Steele dossier, which included allegations against Trump.
One suggested he had been "compromised" by the Russian security service, the FSB.
The dossier, leaked to BuzzFeed in 2017, also alleged that Mr Putin “supported and directed” an operation to “cultivate” Mr Trump as a presidential candidate for “at least five years”. It also alleged that Mr Trump had taken part in “perverted sexual acts which have been arranged/monitored by the FSB”.
Mr Trump denied the claims. The hearing in London, before Mrs Justice Steyn, is set to begin at 10.30am.
Mr Steele and Orbis Business Intelligence were previously sued for libel by Russian national Aleksej Gubarev over the publication of the dossier, claiming they were legally responsible for BuzzFeed publishing the dossier. However, in a judgment in October 2020, Lord Justice Warby dismissed the claim.
