US senators have asked Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska if he worked with the former MI6 officer behind the the dossier containing salacious allegations about Donald Trump. The allegation were made in a series of private memos before the 2016 election and included the claim Mr Trump asked prostitutes to perform a lurid act while in Russia. In his letter to lawyer Paul Hauser, which was sent last month, Mr Grassley asks whether there are any links between him, Mr Deripaska and Mr Steele, the Telegraph reported. 'Are you otherwise aware of any business or financial relationships between Mr Steele and Russian government officials, Russian oligarchs, or Russian businesses?' Mr Steele, 53, runs two companies Orbis Business International and Orbis Intelligence Limited with business partner Charles Burrows, 59.

Source: Daily Mail February 15, 2018 09:49 UTC