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Clinton Campaign, DNC Paid for Research that Led to Russia Dossier
The Washington Post ^ | 6:21 p.m. EDT Tuesday, October 24, 2017 | Adam Entous, Devlin Barrett and Rosalind S. Helderman

Posted on 10/24/2017 3:50:36 PM PDT by kristinn

The Hillary Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee helped fund research that resulted in a now-famous dossier containing allegations about Donald Trump’s connections to Russia and possible coordination between his campaign and the Kremlin, people familiar with the matter said.

Marc E. Elias, a lawyer representing the Clinton campaign and the DNC, retained Fusion GPS, a Washington firm, to conduct the research.

Fusion GPS hired dossier author Christopher Steele, a former British intelligence officer with ties to the FBI and the U.S. intelligence community.

Elias and his law firm, Perkins Coie, retained the firm in April 2016 on behalf of the Clinton campaign and the DNC. Prior to that agreement, Fusion GPS’s research into Trump was funded by a still unknown Republican client during the GOP primary.

The Clinton campaign and the DNC through the law firm continued to fund Fusion GPS’s research through the end of October 2016, days before Election Day.

Fusion GPS gave Steele’s reports and other research documents to Elias, the people familiar with the matter said. It is unclear how or how much of that information was shared with the campaign and DNC, and who in those organizations was aware of the roles of Fusion GPS and Steele. One person close to the matter said the campaign and the DNC weren’t informed of Fusion GPS’s role by the law firm.

The dossier has become a lightning rod amid the intensifying investigations into the Trump campaign’s possible connections to Russia. Some congressional Republican leaders have spent months trying to discredit Fusion GPS and Steele, and tried to determine the identity of the Democrat or organization that paid for it.

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Elias and Fusion GPS declined to comment on the arrangement.

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To: kristinn

for some reason the Washington Post wants to get ahead of the coming tidal wave coming in this matter. They failed to mention the sleaze reported was fabricated out of whole cloth.


21 posted on 10/24/2017 3:59:43 PM PDT by elpadre (AfganistaMr Obama said theoal was to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-hereQaeda" and its allies.)
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To: dirtboy

This is the totally fake, totally made up Trump dossier that was supposed to sink Trump before the election?


22 posted on 10/24/2017 3:59:51 PM PDT by Delta 21 (Build The Wall !! Jail The Cankle !!)
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To: kristinn

Laura Ingraham just said on FOX News, per a breaking Washington Post report, that James Comey walked the dossier over to the White House. The breadth of collusion is beyond mortal imagination.

If the WaPo is going with this story, they know it’s coming out, bigly.


23 posted on 10/24/2017 4:00:01 PM PDT by freepersup (A freeper behind every blade of grass. / Count your blessings!)
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To: dirtboy
Captain Obvious, please pick up the white courtesy phone.

You rang.

Hillary is toast.

24 posted on 10/24/2017 4:00:02 PM PDT by CptnObvious (uestion her now.)
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To: kristinn

Can’t get passed the pay wall.


25 posted on 10/24/2017 4:00:07 PM PDT by tje
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To: ClearCase_guy
"Fusion GPS’s research into Trump was funded by a still unknown Republican client during the GOP primary. ...

Fusion GPS’s work researching Trump began during the Republican presidential primaries when the GOP donor paid for the firm to investigate...

When the Republican donor stopped paying for the research, Elias (of Perkins Coie, a lawyer representing the Clinton campaign and the DNC), acting on behalf of the Clinton campaign and the DNC, agreed to pay for the work to continue."

26 posted on 10/24/2017 4:01:15 PM PDT by rxsid (HOW CAN A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN'S STATUS BE "GOVERNED" BY GREAT BRITAIN? - Leo Donofrio (2009))
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To: elpadre

Bingo! The house of cards are all falling down and the Compost wants to get out of the way.


27 posted on 10/24/2017 4:01:38 PM PDT by Fungi (What the hell is a fungus?)
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To: kristinn
The Clinton campaign paid Perkins Coie $5.6 million in legal fees from June 2015 to December 2016, according to campaign finance records, and the DNC paid the firm $3.6 million in “legal and compliance consulting’’ since Nov. 2015 — though it’s impossible to tell from the filings how much of that work was for other legal matters and how much of it related to Fusion GPS.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Soon we'll know...
28 posted on 10/24/2017 4:01:56 PM PDT by mandaladon (It's always good to be underestimated. ~Donald Trump)
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To: kristinn

Someone is getting ahead of the bank account subpoenas


29 posted on 10/24/2017 4:01:58 PM PDT by chemical_boy
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To: lapsus calami
And in the Washington ComPost of all places - okay, what's the catch......

Do the words modified limited hangout ring a bell? :-)

30 posted on 10/24/2017 4:03:01 PM PDT by mewzilla (Was Obama surveilling John Roberts? Might explain a lot.)
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To: RooRoobird20

And as all of us Packer Fans know and love..
“That’s the Dagger!”

Oh my the next couple of weeks are gonna be fun!


31 posted on 10/24/2017 4:03:08 PM PDT by Shady (We WON the Battle, Now let's WIN THE WAR!!!!)
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To: kristinn

Interesting since it’s now out in the open that Hitlery and the DNC paid $ for this crap. Of course the WaCompost says stuff like:

“U.S. intelligence agencies later released a public assessment which asserted that Russia intervened in the 2016 election to aid Trump. The FBI has been investigating whether any Trump associates helped the Russians in that effort.”

And:

“Fusion GPS did not start off looking at Trump’s Russia ties, but quickly realized that those relationships were extensive, according to the people familiar with the matter.”


32 posted on 10/24/2017 4:03:17 PM PDT by little jeremiah (Half the truth is often a great lie. B. Franklin)
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To: freepersup
...that James Comey walked the dossier over to the White House.

So, Imam Obamatollah is now involved.

33 posted on 10/24/2017 4:03:41 PM PDT by newfreep ("INSIDE EVERY PROGRESSIVE IS A TOTALITARIAN SCREAMING TO GET OUT" @HOROWITZ39, DAVID HOROWITZ)
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To: kristinn

There is much more to come.
The Clintons and the DNC may have started it.
At some point, the FBI and the GOP
got involved, as well.


34 posted on 10/24/2017 4:03:53 PM PDT by tennmountainman ("Prophet Mountainman" Predicter Of All Things RINO...for a small fee.)
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To: kristinn

Filthy dogs.


35 posted on 10/24/2017 4:04:03 PM PDT by Williams (Stop tolerating the intolerant.)
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To: tje

I did. Using Firefox. Sometimes doing search on the title and going to the site from there will take you to articles.


36 posted on 10/24/2017 4:04:24 PM PDT by little jeremiah (Half the truth is often a great lie. B. Franklin)
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To: kristinn

Let’s see Fusion’s bank records.

Bullcrappola....


37 posted on 10/24/2017 4:04:28 PM PDT by LouisianaJoanof Arc (#I'mWithHim #MAGA)
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To: freepersup

!!WHOA!!!!


38 posted on 10/24/2017 4:05:37 PM PDT by txhurl
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To: kristinn

The Washington Post criticizing democrats. Something doesn’t smell right about that.


39 posted on 10/24/2017 4:06:01 PM PDT by McGruff (Lock Her Up! In a Padded Cell!)
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To: kristinn

How will the Washington Post and NY Time spin this?


40 posted on 10/24/2017 4:06:12 PM PDT by Yulee (Village of Albion)
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