Russian Oligarchs Dismiss Kremlin Links in Trump Dossier Case
- Billionaires bring data suit over allegations made by ex-spy
- Steele says report protected by interest of national security
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A trio of Russian billionaires named by former British spy Christopher Steele in his dossier about alleged ties between Moscow and Donald Trump’s campaign aren’t “creatures of the Kremlin,” their lawyer said at the start of a London trial.
Mikhail Fridman and his fellow Alfa Group billionaire Petr Aven arranged for the delivery of “large amounts of illicit cash” to Vladimir Putin in the 1990s, Steele said in his report. The allegation was “demonstrably false” and the two, plus a third director, German Khan, “had nothing to do with any of this,” their attorney said Monday.