Grassley wants details on firm tied to controversial Trump dossier

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill



BY JORDAIN CARNEY - 03/27/17 11:55 AM EDT

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is demanding details on the funding of a controversial opposition research dossier on President Trump during the 2016 election.

The chairman of the Judiciary Committee sent a letter to Fusion GPS—a firm that reportedly hired former British spy Christopher Steele to investigate the then-GOP candidate—asking for details on Steele, who hired the firm, and if they shared the document with the FBI.

"When political opposition research becomes the basis for law enforcement or intelligence efforts, it raises substantial questions about the independence of law enforcement and intelligence from politics," Grassley wrote. He added that the Judiciary Committee "requires additional information to evaluate this situation."

Grassley is digging into Steele over the controversial dossier, which alleges that the Russians had compromising information on the president. Grassley wants to know who first hired Fusion GPS to do opposition research against Trump, the details of the contract and copies of the contract, as well as information on any additional clients who hired the firm to research Trump.



Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/325917-grassley-wants-details-on-firm-tied-to-controversial-trump-dossier

[gopiscrap]

1. and do what with the info?

Gerassly has been a fucking weasel since the day he was born

[Jonny Appleseed]

2. Can't Grassley just Google this shit?

He was hired first by Ted Cruz during the primaries. Anyways, combing over the dossier isn't your fucking job.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

10. Okay, please provide a definitive credible link. There have been rumors and not much else. . . nt

[LOL Lib]

3. That sounds like another attempt to obfuscate.

[Sculpin Beauregard]

4. What an idiot. The effing RETHUGS

who didn't like Cheeto hired the firm to begin with. Then the dems later took it over. Then Steele carried on, for free, because of his rightful concern and alarm at the info that was uncovered.

[mountain grammy]

5. Of course he does..

because? Grassley must go away.. are you listening Iowa?

[bronxiteforever]

6. Chuckie Poo can subpoena Steele and he can tell you the whole story

How his source was murdered after Chuckies own party had the information. Is Grassley working a black bag op for the Kremlin? If not he should not object to the whole story coming out, of course that assumes he wants to know the truth.

[pennylane100]

11. How does that work?

Steele lives in the UK, is he bound to respond to a subpoena from another country.

[bronxiteforever]

12. Read Seth Abramson mega tweet on Russia/gate

It was posted last night on DU. There would have to be an agreement to testify but I imagine one is already in the works since the FBI was willing to work with him.

Seth Abramson? @SethAbramson
MEGA-THREAD: MI6 agent Chris STEELE, author of history's most explosive intel dossier, will soon testify against TRUMP. Read his story here.

[blm]

7. LOL - Grassley wants to out the Bush Family Business and their global intel connections?

Please proceed.

Guess he doesn't notice that the burning fuse leads straight to the Republican Party.

[Achilleaze]

8. The Jebster (R) is in repube crosshairs

[appleannie1943]

9. The bad thing is not what Trump is doing, it is that someone wanted to find out exactly what he is

doing. Typical Thug thinking.