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Bank hands over Fusion GPS records to House panel
The Hill ^ | 1/5/18 | Julia Manchester

Posted on 01/05/2018 6:36:45 PM PST by markomalley

A bank has reportedly handed over a series of financial records from intelligence firm Fusion GPS after the firm pushed to prevent the documents from being given to Congress.

The release of the documents was in response to a subpoena from the House Intelligence Committee as part of its probe into Russia's meddling in the 2016 election and ties to the Trump campaign.

A congressional lawyer said Friday that TD Bank "produced all remaining responsive documents" to the House Intelligence Committee under the terms of a confidential settlement, CNN reported.

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The handover of the 70 documents comes after a federal judge on Thursday dismissed the firm's protests to the documents being turned over to Congress.

Fusion GPS has argued that records turned over to Congress are likely to leak, potentially exposing their clients' identities, violating the firm's First Amendment rights and damaging their business.

The firm said on Thursday it would appeal the judge's ruling

Fusion GPS had contracted former British intelligence agent Christopher Steel for research that later became part of a dossier of unverified claims about President Trump's ties to Russia.

Trump and other Republicans have since slammed the dossier as politically motivated, claims that the intelligence firm has dismissed.

Fusion GPS officials have hit back at House Republicans, saying they do not believe the dossier led to the federal probe into alleged ties between the Trump campaign and Russian election meddling. 


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 201801; bankrecords; chrissteele; christophersteele; dellums; fusiongps; mi6; rondellums; tdbank
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To: virgil

Originally they’d negotiated handing over some of the records. Is this the partial, negotiated docs or all of them?


21 posted on 01/05/2018 7:13:16 PM PST by hardspunned
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To: markomalley

I wonder what this means for Fusion GPS’ appeal.


22 posted on 01/05/2018 7:14:02 PM PST by SSS Two
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To: SSS Two

IANAL, but would it render an appeal moot? Post facto and all that?

This is going to out the law firms used as cut outs/intermediaries. ‘Bye to attorney/client privilege, in this case?


23 posted on 01/05/2018 7:20:41 PM PST by reformedliberal
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To: markomalley
Fusion GPS officials have hit back at House Republicans, saying they do not believe the dossier led to the federal probe into alleged ties between the Trump campaign and Russian election meddling.

Immaterial. The use of the dossier is an FBI issue, not an FGPS issue.

24 posted on 01/05/2018 7:21:13 PM PST by MortMan (Irony is the opposite of wrinkly.)
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To: dontreadthis

Don’t hold back, tell us how you really feel... lol


25 posted on 01/05/2018 7:26:23 PM PST by SteveH
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To: MortMan

Poetic justice would be finding out CNN paid for it.


26 posted on 01/05/2018 7:26:37 PM PST by EQAndyBuzz (Delusional - Adjective, Describes a Democrat or member of the MSM)
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To: SSS Two

The bank records were handed over before Fusion appealed.


27 posted on 01/05/2018 7:28:55 PM PST by randita (PLEASE STOP ALL THE WORTHLESS VANITIES!)
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To: EQAndyBuzz

Russia Russia Russia is what I’m looking for. Real collusion.


28 posted on 01/05/2018 7:37:12 PM PST by Golden Eagle (Trump: "What the FBI has done is really, really disgraceful, and a lot of people are very angry.")
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To: virgil

Seeing how it is the bank turning over the records, I doubt they have a business reason to hide anything, but the person compiling the records could be a Hillary supporter.


29 posted on 01/05/2018 7:42:46 PM PST by WASCWatch
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To: markomalley

“Fusion GPS has argued that records turned over to Congress are likely to leak, potentially exposing their clients’ identities, violating the firm’s First Amendment rights and damaging their business.”

After what they have done they should be put out of business at the very least. I hope they are.


30 posted on 01/05/2018 7:53:47 PM PST by Revel
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To: WASCWatch

I know it natural to throw up caution signs but I’m pretty sure TD bank doesn’t want to get anywhere entangled into a political and especially legal matter and would make sure nothing is left out. Wash their hands of it and be through with it no matter their possible distaste for Trump or Republicans


31 posted on 01/05/2018 7:53:52 PM PST by Bigtigermike (D)
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To: markomalley
Fusion GPS has argued that records turned over to Congress are likely to leak, potentially exposing their clients' identities, violating the firm's First Amendment rights and damaging their business.

I'm surprised they have knowledge of the U.S. constitution. It certainly doesn't come into play in their work practices.

32 posted on 01/05/2018 7:54:54 PM PST by Major Matt Mason (The U.S. Senate - where American freedom goes to die.)
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To: markomalley

At least someone in Congress is doing their job


33 posted on 01/05/2018 8:02:40 PM PST by dila813 (Voting for Trump to Punish Trumpets!)
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To: SSS Two

“I wonder what this means for Fusion GPS’ appeal.”

The records are out of their hands now and in the hands of Congress. There were two reasons for appealing, one was to get an emergency stay, which they obviously did not, and the second one is to get a ruling that Congress was not authorized to see those documents.

Where that plays out is regarding what happens next. Because if the documents show one tenth the level of criminality that people suspect, based on Fusion’s Death Fight over them, then Congress will be sending the Justice Department a whole pile of criminal referrals - that is what is scaring the daylights out of Fusion GPS - but if it is ruled that Congress should have never seen the documents, then the Fusion people would have at least some grounds to say the referrals are invalid.


34 posted on 01/05/2018 8:38:30 PM PST by BobL (I used to own a truck - but I couldn't handle the lifestyle)
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To: MortMan

“Immaterial. The use of the dossier is an FBI issue, not an FGPS issue.”

And besides that, how the hell would Fusion know what was used in the FISA Court, when no one else knows?


35 posted on 01/05/2018 8:39:50 PM PST by BobL (I used to own a truck - but I couldn't handle the lifestyle)
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To: WASCWatch

“Seeing how it is the bank turning over the records, I doubt they have a business reason to hide anything, but the person compiling the records could be a Hillary supporter.”

Even most Hillary supporters at that level (the rank and file) are not about to spend years in jail to try to cover for her.


36 posted on 01/05/2018 8:41:40 PM PST by BobL (I used to own a truck - but I couldn't handle the lifestyle)
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To: Ben Hecks

Maybe because Dellums was so willing to follow Cuban orders back in the 80s to vote in ways that would facilitate the construction of Soviet air bases in this hemisphere.


37 posted on 01/05/2018 9:21:39 PM PST by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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To: markomalley

The comments section at “The Hill” is the very worst I have ever seen. Endless name calling and did-too/did-not bickering. What a waste of time.

Interesting article though. Bad news for the House of Clinton.


38 posted on 01/05/2018 9:44:26 PM PST by ccmay (Too much Law; not enough Order.)
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To: dila813

Why doesn’t Trey Gowdy do this sort of stuff?


39 posted on 01/05/2018 9:47:26 PM PST by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: markomalley; Whenifhow; null and void; aragorn; EnigmaticAnomaly; kalee; Kale; 2ndDivisionVet; ...

oh yeah! big ping!


40 posted on 01/05/2018 9:56:01 PM PST by bitt (The first to squeal gets the best deal.)
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