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Why did the Clinton campaign hire Fusion GPS for legal consulting?

The Clinton campaign had claimed they hired Fusion for legal consulting related defamation and libel, given Donald Trump’s “well-documented history of litigiousness,” Cooper explained in the opinion.

Why did Obama pay $1 million to Fusion GPS law firm?

Obama’s campaign organization has paid nearly a million dollars to the law firm that funneled money to Fusion GPS to compile a dossier of allegations against Donald Trump.

What is Fusion GPS doing with emails ordered by federal judge?

A federal judge ordered Fusion GPS to turn over emails related to its work with former Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann. AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana

Did Fusion GPS hire Christopher Steele?

Fusion GPS hired ex-British spy Christopher Steele to compile reports about Trump’s purported ties to Russia, including the since-debunked “Steele dossier” that included salacious claims about the former president.

How much did the Clinton campaign pay Fusion GPS?

The Clinton campaign reportedly paid the law firm nearly $6 million from June 2015 to December 2016, while the DNC paid $3.6 million , though it’s unclear how much money went to Fusion GPS. Responding to the revelations, Clinton’s former campaign spokesman Brian Fallon compared the project to the kind of “oppo research” that “happens on every ...

Who is the lawyer for Fusion GPS?

The Washington Post reported this week — and Fox News confirmed — that the political consulting firm Fusion GPS was retained last year by Marc E. Elias, an attorney representing the DNC and the Clinton campaign. The firm then hired former British intelligence officer Christopher Steele to write the now-infamous dossier.

Did Hillary Clinton know about Christopher Steele?

It’s unclear what Hillary Clinton may have known about the research, though Fallon said he didn’t know at the time. “I personally wasn’t aware of this during the campaign,” Fallon said in a statement, adding: “The first I learned of Christopher Steele or saw any dossier was after the election.

Washington Post: Hillary And The DNC Paid Fusion GPS For Trump Dossier Research

According to a report in the Washinton Post, Hillary Clinton and the Democratic National Committee paid for a large chunk of the research for the now infamous Trump Dossier, a fraudulent 35-page document leaked to CNN and published in full by BuzzFeed a few weeks before the Inauguration.

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Who paid Fusion GPS?

Perkins Coie was also the firm that paid Fusion GPS on behalf of Clinton’s campaign and the DNC to produce the infamous Christopher Steele dossier that reportedly served as part of the roadmap for the FBI to investigate ultimately disproven Russia collusion charges. The same dossier, which contained wild and unsubstantiated charges, ...

Who was the outside firm that hacked the Democratic National Committee?

CrowdStrike, the outside firm relied upon by James Comey’s FBI to conclude Russia hacked the Democratic National Committee’s servers, was brought in to oversee the matter for the DNC by Perkins Coie, the law firm that represented the Hillary Clinton campaign.

Who recruited CrowdStrike to handle the DNC?

Declassified testimony from Shawn Henry, president of CrowdStrike Services, confirms that Perkins Coie recruited CrowdStrike to handle the investigation of the DNC’s servers. Henry also revealed that CrowdStrike’s contract on the matter was directly between his firm and Perkins Coie , which represented the DNC.

Who was the hacker who recruited Henry?

Henry said he was recruited to work on the alleged DNC hack by Perkins Coie partner Michael Sussman. Henry said he knew Sussman from the period where Sussman worked at the Justice Department’s Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section and Henry worked at the FBI’s Cyber Division. During his testimony, Henry conceded ...

Who is Alperovitch?

Alperovitch is a nonresident senior fellow of the Cyber Statecraft Initiative at the Atlantic Council. The Council takes a hawkish approach toward Russia and has released numerous reports and briefs about Russian aggression.

Was Henry's testimony classified?

Yet Henry’s testimony remained classified until it was released last week by Rep. Adam Schiff’s committee after public pressure from Richard Grenell, acting national intelligence director. Grenell reportedly informed Schiff the transcripts were ready to be more fully released. Henry said he was recruited to work on the alleged DNC hack by Perkins ...

Who retained Fusion GPS?

After Trump became the Republican nominee, Clinton and the Democratic National Committee retained Fusion GPS through lawyer Marc Elias and his firm, Perkins Coie. Clinton reportedly did not know about the dossier until BuzzFeed News published it in January 2017.

Who is Fusion GPS?

Founded by veteran journalists, Fusion GPS “provides premium research, strategic intelligence, and due diligence services to corporations, law firms and investors worldwide,” according to its sparse website.

When was Fusion GPS founded?

Fusion GPS was started in 2009 by former Wall Street Journal reporters Peter Fritsch and Glenn Simpson.

How much did Perkins Coie pay for the dossier?

The Clinton campaign and the DNC paid Perkins Coie more than $9 million – although it’s uncertain how much of that money, if any, went toward the dossier. The Clinton campaign and the DNC funded the project until October 2016 – right before the election. Trump has suggested that the dossier was funded by Russia, Democrats or the FBI.