Trump sues former British spy over claims he had been compromised by Putin

Donald Trump is suing a former British spy who first published claims that the then-presidential contender had been "compromised" by the Russian Security Service.

The United Kingdom's Press Association reported that former MI6 officer and founder of Orbis Business Intelligence, Christopher Steele, has had a data protection claim filed against him.

He was the author of the Steele Dossier, which made the claims that Trump had been compromised in the run-up to the 2016 election.

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The Press Association reported that the legal action is scheduled to start in the country's High Court on October 16. Trump is not expected to attend.

Steele formerly ran the Russia desk for Britain's secret service, the MI6.

The Steele Dossier was leaked to BuzzFeed in 2017 and claimed that Putin had run an operation to "cultivate" Trump as a presidential candidate.