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Is the Trump dossier fake?

Ex-MI6 officer and spy historian debate whether the Trump dossier is genuine.

The leaked alleged 'dirty dossier', describing salacious sex acts carried out by Donald Trump in the presidential suit of a Moscow hotel, has led to a political storm. It is so outrageous it has been described by some as something out of a spy novel.

Frederick Forsyth, a spy author who worked for MI6 for 20 years, thinks the dossier is unbelievable, arguing Trump would have to be a "congenital idiot".

Christopher Andrew is an official historian of MI5, he thinks the dossier could be real and says that there is evidence that Russia are behind it.

(Image: Spy man in silhouette, credit: Getty Images)

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