Ex-MI6 spy's veiled swipe at Donald Trump revealed

Ex-MI6 spy's veiled swipe at Donald Trump revealed
Christopher Steele says it is hard to speak "unpalatable truths to power" as he features on Vanity Fair's influential people list.
https://news.sky.com/story/trump-dossier-author-christopher-steele-breaks-18-month-silence-11522468

Christopher Steele, the former MI6 officer behind the Russia dossier on Donald Trump, has broken 18 months of silence with a veiled
swipe at the US president.

He has written about the importance of speaking "truths to power", a possible reference to the allegations he made about collusion between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin in the run-up to the US presidential election two years ago.

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The 54-year-old wrote: "In these strange and troubling times, it is hard to speak unpalatable truths to power, but I believe we all still have a duty to do so.

"I salute those on your list, and otherwise, who have had the courage to speak out over the last year, often at great personal cost.

"At a time when governance is so distorted and one-sided, as I believe it currently is in the United States, the media has a key role to play in holding it accountable."

Mr Steele enters the at-times lighthearted list at number 38. He is the only named British national on the American-dominated countdown.

Topping the chart is Robert Mueller, a former FBI director who is leading a special inquiry into Russia.
Former first lady Michelle Obama is at number six, while singer Beyonce is at number eight.

Mr Trump did not make the list.

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