Jane Mayer Reexamines the Man Behind the Steele Dossier

Midday on WNYC | Mar 13, 2018

New Yorker staff writer Jane Mayer discusses her article in the March 12 issue, “The Man Behind the Dossier” (Online: “Christopher Steele, the Man Behind the Trump Dossier”). Mayer profiles the former British spy turned private investigator Christopher Steele, and untangles the many inaccuracies, misunderstandings, and accusations around the intelligence he collected in 2016 about Donald Trump’s ties to Russia.

This segment is guest hosted by Kai Wright.

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