Posted on 10/27/2017 1:22:21 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio said Thursday his presidential campaign wasn't involved in research behind the infamous dirty dossier – a day after President Donald Trump said the campaign's identity will 'probably' be revealed.
Rubio got asked about the dossier amid a new round of intrigue over who paid for the research, after the Washington Post reported that Democratic lawyer Marc Elias hired a political intelligence firm, Fusion GPS, who in turn hired ex-British intelligence officer Christopher Steele, who compiled it.
It has long been reported that a Republican anti-Trump donor initially paid for the research that begat the dossier. But the person's identity, or which campaign they might be connected to, has yet to be revealed.
'I don't know who it was,' Rubio told CNN's Wolf Blitzer when asked about it point-blank.
Blitzer pressed on to confirm Rubio's campaign never funded any of the 'initial research.'
'As far as whether it was my campaign. It wasn't. I was running for president I was trying to win. If I had anything against Donald Trump that was relevant and credible and politically damaging I would have used it. I didn't have it,' Rubio said....
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Yes! Yes! Hell Yes, Jeb.
Kasick's not that bright.
Jeb Bush......
ok, Rubio just opened the door. Let’s see who else rushes through with a denial and who hesitates.
Marco is probably telling the truth. I would think the more likely suspects would be the Bush campaign or McCain.
“How about Bill Kristol as the “heavy,” doing Jeb!s dirty work?”
Possibly or Karl Rove.
McShamey and Yeb! Have been very quiet recently
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