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Clinton campaign, DNC paid for research that led to Russia dossier


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2017 Oct 24, 6:34pm   4,331 views  33 comments

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The Hillary Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee helped fund research that resulted in a now-famous dossier containing allegations about President 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.

After that, Fusion GPS hired dossier author Christopher Steele, a former British intelligence officer with ties to the FBI and the U.S. intelligence community, according to those people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity.

Elias and his law firm, Perkins Coie, retained the company in April 2016 on behalf of the Clinton campaign and the DNC. Before that agreement, Fusion GPS’s research into Trump was funded by an 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.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/clinton-campaign-dnc-paid-for-research-that-led-to-russia-dossier/2017/10/24/226fabf0-b8e4-11e7-a908-a3470754bbb9_story.html?utm_term=.1453a38e81c4

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1   joeyjojojunior   2017 Oct 24, 6:37pm  

And this is news why? Candidates pay for oppo research in pretty much every major election.
2   joeyjojojunior   2017 Oct 24, 6:43pm  

I take it you can't tell me why it's news then
3   joeyjojojunior   2017 Oct 24, 6:45pm  

It's not surprising--Clinton has gotten consistently unfavorable media coverage for the last 2 years. Why should it change now?
5   mell   2017 Oct 24, 7:38pm  

Handcuffs for crooked HRC! Trump gets em all.
6   WatermelonUniversity   2017 Oct 24, 10:41pm  

throw this piece of foul cabbage in jail.
7   lostand confused   2017 Oct 25, 1:30am  

Russian collusion-oh she didn't break any law. if this was Trump-traitor, treason, Trump colluded with Russians to win the election-the depths of hypocricy of the liberal left is astounding.
8   joeyjojojunior   2017 Oct 25, 5:00am  

lostand confused says
Russian collusion-oh she didn't break any law. if this was Trump-traitor, treason, Trump colluded with Russians to win the election-the depths of hypocricy of the liberal left is astounding.


The only Russian collusion was Trump.

Clinton allegedly paid a UK consulting firm to do investigative work. Not sure how you can equate the two?
9   bob2356   2017 Oct 25, 5:28am  

lostand confused says
Russian collusion-oh she didn't break any law.


I'll bite. How is paying your law firm to do oppo research russian collusion in your mind? I'd really like to know how this connection is made.
10   joeyjojojunior   2017 Oct 25, 8:04am  

me123 says
So paying for and releasing a document that contains false information and lies on another person isn't breaking the law?

Ever hear of slander, defamation and libel?


#1--nobody has proven they were lies. Most of it has been verified as truth.
#2--slander, defamation and libel are not criminal, they are civil.
12   lostand confused   2017 Oct 25, 8:50am  

bob2356 says
I'll bite. How is paying your law firm to do oppo research russian collusion in your mind? I'd really like to know how this connection is made

Trump is a Russian traitor-yee haw, yee haw. lefties never apply the same standard to themselves??
13   lostand confused   2017 Oct 25, 8:51am  

joeyjojojunior says
The only Russian collusion was Trump.

How so?
14   anonymous   2017 Oct 25, 8:56am  

Just a quick question. What's the difference between paying money for dirt and paying for dirt with favors and influence to a foreign power? Does anyone who voted for Trump know the answer?
15   joeyjojojunior   2017 Oct 25, 8:56am  

me123 says
Can you be legally sued for them?


Can you get locked in jail for them?
16   MisdemeanorRebel   2017 Oct 25, 9:03am  

anonymous says
paying for dirt with favors and influence to a foreign power


For instance? What facts are there that establish even a modest suspicion quid pro quo between Putin and Trump?
17   FuckTheMainstreamMedia   2017 Oct 25, 9:11am  

Omfg the deflection in this thread is iINSANE!
www.youtube.com/embed/KOQ4pkUAFbA
18   joeyjojojunior   2017 Oct 25, 9:24am  

TwoScoopsMcGee says
For instance? What facts are there that establish even a modest suspicion quid pro quo between Putin and Trump?


Let's see... Trump jr meeting with Russian lawyer who claims to have dirt on Hillary obtained by Russian intelligence. Then, Trump changes the Republican platform to be friendlier to Russia immediately before the convention.
22   Goran_K   2017 Oct 25, 1:40pm  

Trey Gowdy should be given free reign to just go ahead and put Hillary in prison. Putting Hillary in prison would restore a lot of faith in the justice system and would be a good move overall, and send a message that corruption won't be tolerated.
26   HEY YOU   2017 Oct 26, 7:50pm  

Republicans are in charge.
It's all on them.

As an aside,Hillary is not President.
27   WatermelonUniversity   2017 Oct 26, 9:09pm  

here's a refresher course on the Clintons:

THE CLINTON MuRDERS
www.youtube.com/embed/IGF3OeTOA8I

THE CLINTON BODY COuNTS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgZI49J_tF0

and last but not least, SETH RICH.
31   MisdemeanorRebel   2017 Oct 28, 8:36am  

joeyjojojunior says
Let's see... Trump jr meeting with Russian lawyer who claims to have dirt on Hillary obtained by Russian intelligence. Then, Trump changes the Republican platform to be friendlier to Russia immediately before the convention.


1. Let's see what the platform says
2. The platform is written BEFORE the candidate wins and can do anything during the election cycle
3. Words != Deeds

Whereas with Hillary and Podesta, there was cash exchanged and/or actions taken.

The Clinton Foundation was Charity Fraud.
32   HEY YOU   2017 Oct 28, 9:08am  

Sniper says
HEY YOU says
As an aside,Hillary is not President.


Talk about dodging a bullet. Just imagine how fucked we would be if she won.

Nothing like having a command of the English language, "imagine", "if".
Think I'll research the phrase,"reality check".
I guess as we grow older we have a tendency to repeat ourselves.
"Republicans are in charge. It's all on them."
"Boycott all Republicans!"

BorderPatrol says
THE CLINTON MuRDERS


Indictments, trials, convictions? Guilty by brainwashed opinion.

Still waiting on Mueller.
33   bob2356   2017 Oct 28, 11:25am  

TwoScoopsMcGee says
3. Words != Deeds


Wow this coming from the undisputed champion of someone's brothers' cousin's, ex wife's former hairdresser said it so that mean's guilty.

You bring a whole new depth and meaning to the word hypocrite.

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