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Fusion GPS asks court to block Congress from reviewing financial records
 [Wash Times] The company behind the anti-Trump intelligence dossier that rocked last year’s U.S. election went to federal court Friday to try and block the House Intelligence Committee from getting access to its banking records.The firm, Fusion GPS, filed a petition in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, according to a source knowledgeable about the situation. Would I be correct in saying an examination of cell phones and laptops would be totally out of the question ? The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity with The Washington Times, said the House Intelligence Committee had subpoenaed Fusion’s banking records in an effort to determine who financed former British spy Christopher Steele’s work to write the dossier during the summer and fall of 2016. Little information is known about the subpoena by the House Intelligence Committee, which is investigating Russian interference in last year’s U.S. presidential election. Fusion, headed by former Wall Street Journal reporter Glenn Simpson, invoked the Fifth Amendment this week rather than testify on Capital Hill about its role in commissioning and compiling the dossier. The company has also refused to hand over certain documents to the Senate Judiciary Committee citing its First Amendment rights. Wiki: Glenn R. Simpson is an American former journalist with The Wall Street Journal and the co-founder of the Washington-based research firm Fusion GPS.[1] He was a senior fellow at the International Assessment and Strategy Center. Be sure to check out the 'current and former' staff of the IASC, particularly the bios of Messrs Waldon and Farah. What fascinating fellows. I doubt they'd want to talk about their work or personal finances either. Posted by: Besoeker 2017-10-21 |
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