Joseph Mifsud, the mysterious professor at the heart of the Trump-Russia scandal, can today be heard talking about his involvement for the first time in Crossfire, a new podcast from The Telegraph.

Prof Mifsud, whose alleged remark triggered the investigation into ties between Donald Trump's campaign and the Kremlin before the 2016 election, disputes the central claim and denies links to the Russia government.

Asked whether he told a Trump campaign adviser that the Russians had "dirt" on Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton, as US officials have claimed, Mr Mifsud is heard saying "absolutely this is not true".

You can listen to the clip below: