Which GOP candidate or donor started the Russian "dossier" investigation?

[Lakhota]

Also, what would have been illegal, or even unethical, if Hillary Clinton had used any of that information in her presidential campaign? After all - wasn't that just "opposition research"?

It's illegal to hire foreign interests to assist a domestic Federal election campaign. Got it? good. I don't care if the peeps wearing prison suits are Dems or Repubs. I want this fixed.

If this is true - I assume Mueller will prosecute. Right?

 

[ColonelAngus]

My fake dossier says that world leaders take a vacation on my birthday.

 

[Lakhota]

Some on the right even alleged that Democrats paying Steele amounts to "collusion" with foreigners. But Russia-Steele comparisons aren't apples-to-apples. The British after all are, unlike the Russians, America's allies. Also, Steele was not acting as an agent of a foreign government, which is what would likely be required to prove collusion in the case of the Trump campaign and Russia.

Analysis | The Clinton camp and DNC funded what became the Trump-Russia dossier: Here’s what it means

Some food for thought...

 

[DJT for Life]

Some on the right even alleged that Democrats paying Steele amounts to "collusion" with foreigners. But Russia-Steele comparisons aren't apples-to-apples. The British after all are, unlike the Russians, America's allies. Also, Steele was not acting as an agent of a foreign government, which is what would likely be required to prove collusion in the case of the Trump campaign and Russia.

Analysis | The Clinton camp and DNC funded what became the Trump-Russia dossier: Here’s what it means

Some food for thought...

Steele is a foreign national and paying a foreign national for info
in an American election by a candidate/campaign is a felony.

 

[Lakhota]

Will Hillary be impeached?

 

[Valerie]

not sure which GOP campaign initiated the russian dossier investigation, and i haven't yet been able to read up on all this, but for some reason my first intuitive guess was the jeb bush campaign may have been behind it...

 

[DJT for Life]

Will Hillary be impeached?

No need to.

The campaign was the impeachment process. Nov 8, 2016
was the day she was removed from office...errrrrrr....denied office.
(for the umpteenth time)

 

[Lakhota]

Will Hillary be impeached?

No need to.

The campaign was the impeachment process. Nov 8, 2016
was the day she was removed from office...errrrrrr....denied office.
(for the umpteenth time)

Then why are NaziCons pursuing conspiracy theory investigations of her?

 

[sartre play]

Hope Mueller's investigation ends soon, it will never put to rest the mess re Trump Clinton. but maybe some clarity on Russia trying to influence our elections.

 

[radical right]

Steele is a foreign national and paying a foreign national for info
in an American election by a candidate/campaign is a felony.

Did Hillary ever mention the Steele dossier on the campaign trail? We know Trump mentioned wikileaks scores of times after his campaign contacted Julian Assange,

 

[radical right]

Then why are NaziCons pursuing conspiracy theory investigations of her?

Hate of Hillary is one thing that unites the base.

 

[radical right]

Hope Mueller's investigation ends soon, it will never put to rest the mess re Trump Clinton. but maybe some clarity on Russia trying to influence our elections.

If rusians didn't influence the election, why are facebook, twitter, etc, now working so hard to block russian bots and trolls?

 

[Lakhota]

Then why are NaziCons pursuing conspiracy theory investigations of her?

Hate of Hillary is one thing that unites the base.

Amen! And almost all of their hate is based on ignorance, lies, fake news, and conspiracy theories.

 

[DJT for Life]

Will Hillary be impeached?

No need to.

The campaign was the impeachment process. Nov 8, 2016
was the day she was removed from office...errrrrrr....denied office.
(for the umpteenth time)

Then why are NaziCons pursuing conspiracy theory investigations of her?

That's pretty simple. She and the crooked DNC did not like how Trump
was campaigning against them and they were going to use this fake
dossier to punish Trump in business.

Well...now the bitch and the rest of those jaboni loving assholes are
going to pay a steep price.

 

[DJT for Life]

Steele is a foreign national and paying a foreign national for info
in an American election by a candidate/campaign is a felony.

Did Hillary ever mention the Steele dossier on the campaign trail? We know Trump mentioned wikileaks scores of times after his campaign contacted Julian Assange,

I wouldn't have thought she would have.

It's a felony to employ a foreign national by a campaign to smear
another candidate.

 

[Lakhota]

CNN is saying that some of the "dossier" includes research paid for by Republicans. Developing story...

 

[MarkDuffy]

Also, what would have been illegal, or even unethical, if Hillary Clinton had used any of that information in her presidential campaign? After all - wasn't that just "opposition research"?

Let's see. The payments to Fusion were hidden from the FEC reporting. This is ALREADY in court. And is the REASON this news broke in the 1st place.

Then there's the knotty issue of foreign participation in US elections. It's entirely possible that being a specialist in Russian issues (Fusion is also part of the russian lawyer chick lobbying Trump Jr for interests) they SHOULD be registered as a foreign agent under THOSE laws.

FEC complaint alleges Clinton campaign, DNC violated campaign law by funding 'Trump dossier'

AND THEN --- there's the issues of direct criminality in soliciting DIRECT advice and "research" from foreign actors in an election. See for instance....

Foreign nationals - FEC.gov


Participation by foreign nationals in decisions involving election-related activities
Commission regulations prohibit foreign nationals from directing, dictating, controlling, or directly or indirectly participating in the decision-making process of any person (such as a corporation, labor organization, political committee, or political organization) with regard to any election-related activities. Such activities include, the making of contributions, donations, expenditures, or disbursements in connection with any federal or nonfederal elections in the United States, or decisions concerning the administration of any political committee. Foreign nationals are also prohibited from involvement in the management of a political committee, including any separate segregated fund (SSF), nonconnected committee, or the nonfederal accounts of any of these committees. See Explanation and Justification for 11 CFR 110.20 at 67 FR 69946 (November 19, 2002) [PDF].














Want to go further??

All that and a bag of chips, eh?

When can we expect trump's resignation?

 

[imawhosure]

Fusion GPS’s work researching Trump began during the Republican presidential primaries, when the GOP donor paid for the firm to investigate the real estate magnate’s background.

Fusion GPS did not start off looking at Trump’s Russia ties but quickly realized that those relationships were extensive, according to the people familiar with the matter.

When the Republican donor stopped paying for the research, Elias, acting on behalf of the Clinton campaign and the DNC, agreed to pay for the work to continue. The Democrats paid for research, including by Fusion GPS, because of concerns that little was known about Trump and his business interests, according to the people familiar with the matter.

Those people said that it is standard practice for political campaigns to use law firms to hire outside researchers to ensure their work is protected by attorney-client and work-product privileges.

One person close to the matter said the campaign and the DNC were not informed by the law firm of Fusion GPS’s role.

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

Although the above Washington Post article refers to a GOP "donor" - I've also heard from various news sources that the Russian "dossier" investigation was initiated and funded by a GOP candidate or donor who contracted with Fusion GPS, who in turn subcontracted to Christopher Steele, the former British intelligence officer. Then, after Trump won the Republican Primary Election, the GOP candidate or donor terminated the investigation. Then, apparently Fusion GPS contacted the Hillary Clinton Campaign and the DNC - who then funded the rest of the investigation. So far, it is unknown who the GOP candidate or donor was. It is also yet unknown whether Hillary Clinton was aware of the Russian "dossier" investigation. Also, reportedly, the investigation never started out looking for Russian collusion with the Trump campaign - but pointed that way as Steele went deeper into his investigation.

Also, what would have been illegal, or even unethical, if Hillary Clinton had used any of that information in her presidential campaign? After all - wasn't that just "opposition research"?

Please correct anything that I am not understanding correctly - with only "credible" sources. I honestly want my understanding to be the correct understanding.

None of them, they actually did opposition research. When the Democrats took it over, it turned into the dossier! So, I guess Hillary and Company are really Republicans, since they are the ones who started it!

 

[MarkDuffy]

CNN is saying that some of the "dossier" includes research paid for by Republicans. Developing story...

from the horse's mouth

Washington Free Beacon

Fusion GPS and the Washington Free Beacon - Washington Free Beacon

Conservatives including Bill Kristol at the time.

 

[Steve_McGarrett]

CNN is saying that some of the "dossier" includes research paid for by Republicans. Developing story...

Lying CNN is trying to conflate.

Twitter


Ben Shapiro
@benshapiro
.@FreeBeacon isn't behind the Russia dossier unless we count paying for oppo totally unrelated to the Russia dossier.
6:56 PM · Oct 27, 2017