David Handley is a former senior British government official and expert on intelligence and national security. He is an appointed member of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George. Handley was a colleague of Chris Steele's in service with the British government and has known him for more than 20 years. (CNN) CNN has not until now named the former intelligence officer who compiled the memos about Russia, President-elect Donald Trump and the US election. As in the American intelligence community, the selection, vetting, training, education and seasoning of the veteran operative in British intelligence is the result of an extraordinary filtering process.

Source: CNN January 12, 2017 19:18 UTC