The media and the intelligence community have stressed that accusations in the dossier have not been verified. Most experts treated the dossier with skepticism and caution. Trump himself has denounced the report, calling it “fake news” and “phony.” A Russian government spokesman dismissed the dossier, saying its allegations were false. Steele’s former colleagues have later come out in defense of his character and saying “He’s not the sort of person who will simply pass on gossip.”
Everything You Need to Know About the Trump Russia Dossier
