Fusion GPS House Transcripts Withheld

Representative Adam Schiff, the senior Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, is pressing Republicans to release transcripts of testimony connected to Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

The committee panel interviewed Fusion GPS co-founder Glenn Simpson in November 2017, but information collected during that interview hasn’t been made public. Fusion GPS is the opposition research firm responsible for the Trump-Russia dossier, a 35-page report alleging collusion between members of President Trump’s campaign team and the Russian government.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/devin-nunes-is-under-mounting-pressure-to-release-the-transcript-of-a-house-intel-interview-with-fusion-gps/ar-AAuK6ps?ocid=ob-fb-enus-580

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/3/29/15096442/house-intelligence-committee-devin-nunes-trump-wiretapping-obama

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/04/06/devin-nunes-temporarily-steps-aside-russian-meddling-probe/100115228/

Representative Devin Nunes, the Republican who chairs the Intelligence Committee, must agree to release the transcripts. That doesn’t seem likely to happen anytime soon. Mr. Nunes, an ardent Trump supporter, has been accused of using his position as committee chair to protect the President.

Trump-Russia Dossier Notes

This article is a crash course on the Trump-Russia dossier, which details efforts by the Vladimir Putin’s government to cultivate a relationship with Mr. Trump 2016 presidential campaign. The dossier’s veracity is currently under investigation by several government organizations, including the Senate Judiciary Committee.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-republicans-russia-investigations_us_5a56303de4b0b117f88153e4?utm_campaign=hp_fb_pages&utm_source=politics_fb&utm_medium=facebook&ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000013&section=politics

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/950897678640132096.html

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-blasts-sneaky-dianne-feinstein-says-release-of-testimony-was-possibly-illegal/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7b&linkId=46804034

https://www.buzzfeed.com/kenbensinger/these-reports-allege-trump-has-deep-ties-to-russia?utm_term=.isqjv2Jv9#.njO93vw3W

The dossier was commissioned by Fusion GPS and written by former British intelligence officer, Christopher Steele. Allegations made in the 35-page dossier are that Russian operatives hacked Democratic e-mails and the Russians paid members of Mr. Trump’s campaign. There may also be tapes of Mr. Trump engaged in unsavory sexual activities during a 2011 visit to Moscow.