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

[Steve_McGarrett]

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.

Kenneth P. Vogel
@kenvogel
.@FreeBeacon told FusionGPS to stop Trump oppo in May '16 (pre-Steele); they & Singer learned of dossier in Jan '17.

Twitter

 

[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.

Kenneth P. Vogel
@kenvogel
.@FreeBeacon told FusionGPS to stop Trump oppo in May '16 (pre-Steele); they & Singer learned of dossier in Jan '17.

Twitter

Yes, and if they did not know about trump Russian collusion, they did not know what was going on.

Did you notice what they did not say?

I'll bet they just got a phone call from Mueller.

 

[Lakhota]

So, the Conservative/Republican Washington Free Beacon hired Fusion GPS. CNN's Erin Burnett further stated that the final "dossier" does include information which they funded. In other words, there is overlap with the final "dossier" by Christopher Steele. Interesting...

Conservative news site says it hired firm that produced the Trump dossier

 

[MarkDuffy]

CNN breaking

Mueller has just filed first charges in TreasonGate