Infamous Donald Trump 'golden shower' video 'probably does exist' says Christopher Steele

The video reportedly showed Donald Trump watching two sex workers pee on a bed in the presidential suite at Moscow's Ritz-Carlton Hotel. Photo / AP

A tape of former Donald Trump allegedly confessing that he enjoys being peed upon during sex (or watching others do so) "probably does exist", according to former British intelligence agent and Russian specialist Christopher Steele, despite the former US president's repeated objections that it doesn't.

The video – which reportedly showed Trump watching two sex workers pee on a bed (once slept in by the Obamas) in the presidential suite at Moscow's Ritz-Carlton Hotel while he was visiting Russia to attend the 2013 Miss Universe pageant – first came to public attention two years ago, with the release of the Mueller report.

Supposedly, the Ritz-Carlton was under surveillance at the time of Trump's stay by the FSB, Russia's main state security agency, which had microphones and hidden cameras in many of the rooms.

If it does exist, the footage would be in the possession of the Russian government – leading some to suspect that President Vladimir Putin used it to influence and/or blackmail Trump during his time as leader of the free world.

The Mueller report – which investigated the Trump administration's possible collusion with the Russian government in the lead-up to the 2016 election – concluded it was unlikely that the footage exists.

But according to Steele – who compiled 17 intelligence reports in 2016 that concluded the Russian Government has been "cultivating, supporting and assisting" Trump for years – there is a chance that the video is real.

Speaking to ABC News, Steele said he believes the alleged tape "probably does" exist, but that he "wouldn't put 100 per cent certainty on it".

Asked why, if it does exist, it hasn't been released, he said that he thinks "the Russians felt they'd probably got pretty good value out of Donald Trump when he was president of the US".

Earlier this month, during a private speech to a room full of Republican donors, the 75-year-old brought up the clip unprompted, telling the crowd, "I'm not into golden showers."

"You know the great thing, our great first lady – 'That one,' she said, 'I don't believe that one'," he added.

While Trump claimed that his wife, Melania, didn't believe "that one", former FBI director James Comey told ABC News in 2018 that the former president had actually been extremely concerned his wife would think the allegations were true.

"He said, 'If there's even a 1 per cent change my wife thinks that's true, that's terrible'," Comey recalled.

James Comey said Donald Trump was actually extremely concerned Melania would think the allegations were true. Photo / File

"And I remember thinking, how could your wife think there's a 1 per cent chance you were with prostitutes peeing on each other? I'm a flawed human being but there is literally zero chance that my wife would think that was true.

"So what kind of marriage to what kind of man does your wife think there's only a 99 per cent chance you didn't do that?"

Asked if he believed Trump's denial about ever having taken part in the alleged acts, Comey said "it's possible, but I don't know".

"I honestly never though these words would come out of my mouth, but I don't know whether the current President of the United States was with prostitutes peeing on each other in Moscow in 2013," he said.

Retaliating to Comey's claims, back when he was still allowed on Twitter, Trump called the former FBI director an "untruthful slime ball" who was responsible for some of the "worst 'botch jobs' of history".

"It was my great honour to fire James Comey!" he added.

Trump also used the word "leak" multiple times in his take-down of Comey, which was unfortunate given the … nature of the allegations. Make of that what you will.