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Conservative Website First Funded Anti-Trump Research by Firm That Later Produced Dossier
New York Slimes Fake Identification Desk ^ | October 27, 2017 | VOGEL and HABERMAN, Attention Misdirectors

Posted on 10/27/2017 5:22:36 PM PDT by Navy Patriot

The Washington Free Beacon, a conservative website funded by a major Republican donor, was the first to hire the firm that conducted opposition research on Donald J. Trump — including a salacious dossier describing ties between Mr. Trump and the Russian government — website representatives told the House Intelligence Committee on Friday.

According to people briefed on the conversation, the website hired the firm, Fusion GPS, in October 2015 to unearth damaging information about several Republican presidential candidates, including Mr. Trump. But The Free Beacon told the firm to stop doing research on Mr. Trump in May 2016, as Mr. Trump was clinching the Republican nomination.

In April 2016, Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign and the Democratic National Committee also retained Fusion GPS to research any possible connections between Mr. Trump, his businesses, his campaign team and Russia. Working for them, Fusion GPS retained a respected former British spy named Christopher Steele.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2016gopprimary; freebeacon; paulsinger; squirrel; washingtonfreebeacon; wfb
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To: Navy Patriot

One of the very best.

Anywhere.


21 posted on 10/27/2017 5:54:44 PM PDT by cba123 ( Toi la nguoi My. Toi bay gio o Viet Nam.)
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To: Kenny
This is fake news...

Yes, That's why I named the Slimes "Fake Identification Desk" and the authors as "Attention Misdirectors" because that's the entire purpose of this article, falsely identify the WFB and direct attention away from Hillary and the Rats.

22 posted on 10/27/2017 5:59:21 PM PDT by Navy Patriot (America returns to the Rule of Law)
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To: Navy Patriot

The originator apparently saw how bogus it was and dropped it, so it only matters who used it, even though the DNC probably also knew it was bogus. After all, truth matters little to them.


23 posted on 10/27/2017 6:04:09 PM PDT by skr (May God confound the enemy)
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To: ptsal

Oh, my! Kristol’s daughter runs the “Beacon”. Haven’t heard this from talking heads.


24 posted on 10/27/2017 6:05:10 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam (A person's greatest strength is his greatest weakness.)
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To: Bookshelf
Paul Singer was backing Marco Rubio.

Yep, that's why the WFB was a little careless in this.

25 posted on 10/27/2017 6:14:01 PM PDT by Navy Patriot (America returns to the Rule of Law)
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To: MayflowerMadam

Now look at Fusion & the spouse

Small town that DC.


26 posted on 10/27/2017 6:21:50 PM PDT by ptsal ( Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please. - M. Twain)
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To: MayflowerMadam; Navy Patriot

Bill Kristol’s daughter’s husband is the editor


27 posted on 10/27/2017 6:27:44 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents - Know Islam, No Peace -No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Lurkinanloomin
Bill Kristol’s daughter’s husband is the editor

Yes, you are correct.

28 posted on 10/27/2017 6:30:39 PM PDT by Navy Patriot (America returns to the Rule of Law)
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To: Navy Patriot

The turd doesn’t fall far from the anus.


29 posted on 10/27/2017 6:31:33 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: Navy Patriot

I hope if Bill Kristol or Matthew Continetti attempt to enter the Capitol Hill Club dining room that they will be shown the door.

They are persona non grata in my book, and ought to be for Republicans anywhere!!


30 posted on 10/27/2017 6:34:10 PM PDT by browniexyz
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To: for-q-clinton

Isn’t there an ethics violation here? Fusion works for one party then works for opposing party; presumably using the same information. I’m sure there is a lawyer-client issue .


31 posted on 10/27/2017 6:44:08 PM PDT by NTHockey (Rules of engagement #1: Take no prisoners. And to the NSA trolls, FU)
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To: falcon99
'It was only AFTER the Free Beacon pulled out and the Dems took over that Steele was hired and the dossier was put together. So this BS that the Free Beacon was initially behind the dossier is a typical Dem, Hillary lie.'

The 'alfa' lawsuit says exactly that the 'GOP' hired out Fusion GPS who hired Steele to do the research. They were looking into the russia connection and such. They dropped the info after Trump won the primary. The Dems later picked it up.

The Free Beacon might not have started the dossier, but it was started by affiliates from the GOP. That has been put forth in court.

32 posted on 10/27/2017 7:01:48 PM PDT by Theoria (I should never have surrendered. I should have fought until I was the last man alive)
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To: Drango

Bill Kristol


33 posted on 10/27/2017 7:06:25 PM PDT by richardtavor
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To: Freee-dame

“Alleged” is ONLY used when referring to DemocRATS!


34 posted on 10/27/2017 7:23:37 PM PDT by Taxman (Replace the income tax with the FAIRtax and abolish the IRS!)
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To: EQAndyBuzz
York works for the Washington Examiner.
35 posted on 10/27/2017 8:09:48 PM PDT by CaptainK (No collusion.No obstruction.He's a leaker.)
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To: MayflowerMadam; Liz; jazusamo; Kaslin; bitt; BenLurkin; WeWaWes; pepsionice; browniexyz; ...

Another fun research topic.
{}Go to the Washington Free Beacon website and check out the image associated with the story about Glenn Simpson.

http://freebeacon.com/uncategorized/fusion-gps-washington-free-beacon/

Now, check out the name of the foundation shown in red which is the Reva and David Logan Foundation.

Burrowing a little further, there are a few names that are familiar: Obama, Emanuel, Chicago, etc.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/03/us/obama-presidential-library-chicago.html

It is a small world out there.


36 posted on 10/28/2017 7:27:08 AM PDT by ptsal ( Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please. - M. Twain)
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To: for-q-clinton

Winner.

Only reason to the connect the Dossier to “opposition research” is to give something unbelievable credibility. The Dossier is what used to be called “dirty tricks”. It’s made up stuff, not legitimate or even shady research.

It circulated for months in the MSM before publication. Even the fake news MSM knew it wasn’t credible and wouldn’t relate salacious details.


37 posted on 10/28/2017 7:37:02 AM PDT by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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To: Theoria

Everything I read says Steele wasn’t hired until after FB pulled out. Have no idea what lawsuit you are referring to. And, in our current legal system, just because something is filed in a court proceeding does not give it credence as truth.


38 posted on 10/28/2017 8:29:02 AM PDT by falcon99
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