What was Christopher Steele doing in Italy...?
[Michael Gaeta - FBI Rome]
To get the ball rolling, start here.
Interview With FBIs Gaeta, Central to Russiagate, Among 53 Transcripts Slated for Release
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Gaeta was, and possibly still is, the assistant legal attaché at the United States Embassy in Rome. Until 2014, he headed the FBI Eurasian Organized Crime unit.
It was Gaeta who, reportedly on July 5, 2016, traveled to London to meet with former British spy Christopher Steele, the author of the dossier. The trip was reportedly authorized by Victoria Nuland, then-assistant state secretary for Eurasian affairs.
I believe that was in reference to Joseph Mifsud, not Steele.