A Russian official said Tuesday that allegations of Russian cyberattacks against the U.S. are fabricated. Lavrov called the former British spy who allegedly created the discredited dossier on Trump, Christopher Michael Steele, a charlatan during the press conference as well. Since leaving MI-6 he has been a director of Orbis Business Intelligence, a private London-based security and investigation firm, founded in 2009, the Telegraph said. Retired CIA operative John Sipher said Steele has a good reputation within the intelligence community and “some credibility,” the Times reported. Before developing the material on Trump, Steele was hired to investigate former European Commission Vice President Kristalina Georgieva, EurActiv.com said.

Source: Fox News January 17, 2017 09:47 UTC