By Rich Mitchell

Fusion GPS is the political research firm responsible for the creation and publicizing of false information in the infamous Trump dossier authored by Christopher Steele. The Democratic party opposition research firm is now accused of being an unregistered foreign agent due to undisclosed ties to the Russian government.

Who is linked to Fusion GPS

Hillary Clinton: Former first lady, Obama administration Secretary of State and two-time failed presidential candidate, Mrs. Clinton’s campaign financed Fusion GPS, through Marc Elias, to produce the Trump dossier.

Democratic National Committee: The DNC works to get prominent Democrats elected/re-elected to office. In 2016 it provided funding to Fusion GPS, through Marc Elias, for opposition research that included the Trump dossier.

Obama for America (OFA): Barack Obama’s campaign organization gave $972,000 to Fusion GPS starting in April of 2016 through the law firm of Perkins Coie according to Federal Election Commission records.

Natalia Veselnitskaya: Russian lawyer and former Russian intelligence officer who requested a meeting with Donald Trump, Jr. and contracted Fusion GPS during her lobbying effort to have Russian sanctions lifted against Vladimir Putin. Fusion GPS says it had no role in organizing the meeting between her and Trump Jr but her past and efforts to aid Putin do create a strong case for a link between Fusion GPS and the Kremlin. Fusion GPS would not have helped her for free so the key is the money trail that, as of yet, has not been established.

Marc Elias: Chairman, partner and head of the political law practice at the law firm of Perkins Coie. Elias handled millions of dollars of funds from Hillary Clinton and the DNC that made it to Fusion GPS.

The Washington Free Beacon: Conservative publication started by Michael Goldfarb, Aaron Harrison, and Matthew Continetti as a non-profit project of the Center for American Freedom. In 2014 it turned to a for-profit business. In late 2015 to early 2016, the Beacon funded opposition research, through Fusion GPS, on then-candidate Donald Trump. Paul Singer is thought to be a major financial backer of the publication although the Beacon has never made its ownership or financial backers public.
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Christopher Steele: Former British intelligence agent (MI6) and founder of Orbis Business Intelligence, a private intelligence firm. Steele is the author of the infamous and discredited Trump dossier.

Paul Singer: Hedge fund manager, activist investor, financial backer of the Washington Free Beacon, and prominent establishment Republican financier, Singer backed at least two candidates opposing Trump in the 2016 election, and is thought to have funded opposition research on President Trump. He, and others affiliated with his hedge fund, Elliot Management are the top contributors to Mitch McConnell’s National Republican Senatorial Committee.

Jeb Bush: Son of George H.W. Bush and brother of George W. Bush, Jeb received money from GOP establishment, pro-amnesty, anti-Trump financier Paul Singer during the 2016 presidential election primary.

Marco Rubio: U.S. Senator, failed 2016 presidential candidate and recipient of $5 million in election backing during his 2016 run from establishment Republican financier Paul Singer.
What is the Trump Dossier

The Trump dossier, also known as the Steele Dossier, is a collection of memos containing mostly-discredited negative information on Donald Trump. The dossier was created by Christopher Steele as part of an opposition research project paid for through Fusion GPS.

Christopher Steele was hired by Fusion GPS, a firm directly paid by the Washington Free Beacon and indirectly by Hillary Clinton’s campaign, Barack Obama’s organization, and the Democratic National Committee (through Elias) to complete opposition research on presidential candidate Donald Trump during the primary and general presidential campaigns of 2016.

The dossier became public in October 2016 shortly after Steele presented it to the FBI. It may have been used by the FBI to substantiate a FISA warrant to surveil Donald Trump and members of his campaign and is currently the only “evidence” of unproven Trump-Russia collusion.

Follow the Money: Fusion GPS

Where did the money for the Trump dossier come from, where did it go and who was involved?

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