Controversial Steele dossier which wrongly accused Trump of collusion with Russia in the 2016 US election is back in the spotlight after Mueller report's release Former British spy Christopher Steele published the document in January 2017 It claimed that Trump paid prostitutes to urinate on him in a Moscow hotel room Mueller's team found no evidence of that or other claims, including that former Trump attorney Michael Cohen met with Russian officials in Prague Steele supplied the dossier to a company used by Clinton's election committee Ex-MI6 agent also handed it over to American and British intelligence agencies AG Barr said there was not enough evidence to state the Trump campaign colluded with the Kremlin to boost his election chances Steele dossier is now back in the spotlight with a Department of Justice probe Republicans are turning their attention on those who put Trump in the firing line By Lauren Fruen For Dailymail.com and Paul Thompson & Sarah White For Mailonline Published: 07:09 BST, 21 April 2019 | Updated: 07:09 BST, 21 April 2019 Viewcomments The controversial Steele dossier which claimed Donald Trump colluded with Russia to fix the 2016 election is back in the spotlight after the release of special counsel Robert Mueller's report. Former British spy Christopher Steele wrote the now discredited document, which helped spark a two-year investigation into the president. It claimed, among other outlandish things, that Trump paid prostitutes to urinate on him in a Moscow hotel room and that he had a sex tape the Russian government was holding over him. Mueller's team found no evidence of these claims or tape. Another claim - that former Trump attorney Michael Cohen met with Russian officials in Prague - was also not stood up and no evidence of it was found by Mueller. Steele, who runs a private intelligence firm, had supplied a dossier to an outside company used by Hillary Clinton's election committee. It contained unverified information that Trump was vulnerable to blackmail from Russia and had engaged with 'golden showers' with prostitutes during a 2013 trip to Moscow for the Miss Universe pageant. Leaked details of the dossier were seized upon by Trump's detractors as evidence that Russia's President Vladamir Putin had interfered in the election. As well as supplying the dossier to the Clinton campaign Steele also handed it over to American and British intelligence agencies as he was worried about the national security implications. But with the release of the Mueller report this week Attorney General William Barr said there was not enough evidence to state the Trump campaign colluded with the Kremlin to boost his election chances. Christopher Steele, an ex-British spy wrote the 'dodgy dossier' which claimed Donald Trump colluded with Russia to fix the election. Republicans are now turning their attention on those who put Trump in the firing line and triggered the investigation A redacted court filing from the Special Council Robert Mueller in the Paul Manafort case is viewed on April 16, 2019. Leaked details of the Steele dossier were seized upon by Trump's detractors as evidence that Russia's President Vladamir Putin had interfered in the election Released on Thursday after a nearly two-year investigation, Mueller's report detailed a huge amount of cooperative but not criminal contacts between Trump's 2016 election campaign and Russia that assisted the Republican against his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton. The report also detailed numerous acts by the president that supported allegations of obstruction of justice, though Mueller, constrained by Justice Department rules, could not himself recommend charges against Trump. It now means the Steele dossier is back in the spotlight with a probe by the Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General Michael Horowitz looking into potential surveillance abuses by the FBI which will likely look at the controversial January 2017 document. Horowitz's team has been 'intensely focused on gauging Steele's credibility as a source' for the FBI, Politico reported. Attorney General William Barr has also said he plans to look at FBI and DOJ conduct during the early days of the Russia investigation - which is where the Steele dossier could, again, face heavy scrutiny. Special Counsel Robert Mueller detailed cooperative but not criminal contact between Trump's 2016 election campaign and Russia that assisted him in his defeat against Democratic rival Hillary Clinton Trump is spending the long Easter weekend with his family in Mar-A-Lago, Florida And Republicans are now turning their attention on those who put Trump in the firing line and triggered the investigation. Senator Lindsey Graham has already vowed to get answers on the origins of the Steele dossier and hinted the ex-spy could be summoned to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee. California Republican Devin Nunes told Fox News’ Sean Hannity: 'On Carter Page and [former Trump campaign chairman] Paul Manafort, that information came from political opponents, the Clinton campaign fed right into the FBI, directed to the special counsel to go investigate what was in the infamous Steele dossier. That is the only thing of relevance that was in today's 450-page report.' After a career with MI6 that included working at the British Embassy in Moscow Steele left in 2009 to set up his own company Orbis Business Inteligence with another former spy. It was this company that was hired to write the dossier into alleged Trump-Russia activities. When approached by the MailOnline last month ex-MI6 agent Steele said: 'I have nothing to say to you.' Read more: Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility