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Home Front: Politix
Fusion GPS ADMITS they hired FBI official's wife to get DIRT on TRUMP
2017-12-15
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[Right Scoop] The co-founder of Trump dossier firm Fusion GPS confirmed in court filings on Tuesday that he met last year with Justice Department official Bruce Ohr and hired Ohr’s wife to help with the opposition research firm’s investigation of Donald Trump.

Glenn Simpson said in a declaration filed in federal court in Washington, D.C. that he met "at [Ohr’s] request" weeks after the presidential election. Simpson stated that Ohr, who recently held the position of deputy assistant attorney general, sought the meeting "to discuss our findings regarding Russia and the election."

Simpson also disclosed that Fusion GPS hired Ohr’s wife, Nellie, to serve as a subcontractor on Trump-related work.
Posted by:Besoeker

#8  "Shady left-wing oppo research?" Sounds far more sinister than just oppo research. Every does oppo research. Here we have the wife of an FBI official working with Fusion GPS, a company paid by whom? The DNC or Hillary's campaign or the FBI working with a British agent working with Russia to gather phony info to be used against Trump to take him down. Moreover, it's looking like the phony dossier was used as the basis to obtain a FISA warrant that legalized unmasking and spying on Trump.
Posted by: JohnQC   2017-12-15 17:43  

#7  #3 Well lets face it. Bruce knew that Fox News was probably never going to hire her.
Posted by Besoeker

She's got a face made for HAM Radio


/Lookist. I denounce myself
Posted by: Frank G   2017-12-15 14:45  

#6  Remember Murtha? He couldn't accept "compensation", but he could accept money laundered donated to his charities and laundered invested in his district.
Posted by: magpie   2017-12-15 14:39  

#5  Bruce knew that Fox News was probably never going to hire her.

I don't see that as a career objective.
Posted by: Skidmark   2017-12-15 13:52  

#4  Hang them all
Posted by: DarthVader   2017-12-15 09:11  

#3  Well lets face it. Bruce knew that Fox News was probably never going to hire her.
Posted by: Besoeker   2017-12-15 06:34  

#2  She was also a likely obfuscation channel for Bruce to leak content to Fusion.
Posted by: Skidmark   2017-12-15 05:53  

#1  I cannot accept monetary compensation. I work for the gov't. It just wouldn't look good. Let me introduce you to my wife Nel, she's a gifted writer and has extensive Russian contacts as well as useful contacts within the intelligence community. She has also recently become a HAM radio operator. Seems like a strange hobby doesn't it ?
Posted by: Besoeker   2017-12-15 02:27  

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