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On March 15, 2016 FusionGPS's contract with the  Washington FreeBeacon terminated after [[Marco Rubio]] dropped out of the [[Republican]] primaries. FreeBeacon hired FusionGPS six months earlier on October 15, 2015 to perform opposition research on Donald Trump and other Republican candidates. None of the research done for FreeBeacon is related to the ''[[Steele dossier]]'' or Russia.  

On March 15, 2016 FusionGPS's contract with the  Washington FreeBeacon terminated after [[Marco Rubio]] dropped out of the [[Republican]] primaries. FreeBeacon hired FusionGPS six months earlier on October 15, 2015 to perform opposition research on Donald Trump and other Republican candidates. None of the research done for FreeBeacon is related to the ''[[Steele dossier]]'' or Russia.  

Two weeks later Hillary Clinton hired FusionGPS through various fronts - the Clinton presidential campaign and the [[DNC]] - whose financial affairs the Clinton campaign controlled.<ref>http://www.wbur.org/npr/561768006/book-reveals-clinton-campaign-effectively-controlled-dnc-as-early-as-2015</ref> Clinton's personal lawyer, [[Marc E. Elias]], through the lawfirm of Perkins Coie paid FusionGPS. Perkins Coie also employs former Obama White House Counsel [[Robert Bauer]].<ref>Confessore, Scott Shane, Nicholas; Rosenberg, Matthew (11 January 2017). "How a Sensational, Unverified Dossier Became a Crisis for Donald Trump". The New York Times.</ref><ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/clinton-campaign-dnc-paid-for-research-that-led-to-russia-dossier/2017/10/24/226fabf0-b8e4-11e7-a908-a3470754bbb9_story.html?utm_term=.10bece00087f</ref> Simpson refused to identify his clients when subpeaonaed by the Senate Intelligence Committee. Perkins Coie paid FusionGPS a total of $1,024,408 on behalf of Hillary Clinton.<ref>In April 2018 Clinton was referred to Justice Department for criminal prosecution by Congress for violation of [[Federal Election Commission]] disclosure requirements.</ref>

Two weeks later Hillary Clinton hired FusionGPS through various fronts - the Clinton presidential campaign and the [[DNC]] - whose financial affairs the Clinton campaign controlled.<ref>http://www.wbur.org/npr/561768006/book-reveals-clinton-campaign-effectively-controlled-dnc-as-early-as-2015</ref> Clinton's personal lawyer, [[Marc E. Elias]], through the lawfirm of [[Perkins Coie]] paid FusionGPS. Perkins Coie also employs former Obama White House Counsel [[Robert Bauer]].<ref>Confessore, Scott Shane, Nicholas; Rosenberg, Matthew (11 January 2017). "How a Sensational, Unverified Dossier Became a Crisis for Donald Trump". The New York Times.</ref><ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/clinton-campaign-dnc-paid-for-research-that-led-to-russia-dossier/2017/10/24/226fabf0-b8e4-11e7-a908-a3470754bbb9_story.html?utm_term=.10bece00087f</ref> Simpson refused to identify his clients when subpeaonaed by the Senate Intelligence Committee. Perkins Coie paid FusionGPS a total of $1,024,408 on behalf of Hillary Clinton.<ref>In April 2018 Clinton was referred to Justice Department for criminal prosecution by Congress for violation of [[Federal Election Commission]] disclosure requirements.</ref>

[[File:Obama-plouffe-2.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Obama and one of his reliable henchmen, David Plouffe. Plouffe was urging action against Donald Trump even before Trump was nominated.]]

[[File:Obama-plouffe-2.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Obama and one of his reliable henchmen, David Plouffe. Plouffe was urging action against Donald Trump even before Trump was nominated.]]

FusionGPS then hired Christopher Steele, a former British Intelligence Officer, of Orbis Business Intelligence (Steele's London-based firm) to begin compiling the ''Clinton-Steele dossier''. Steele disclosed his period of employment with FusionGPS (12 Jun 2016 through 30 Oct 2016) in court filings stemming from a lawsuit against him and the dossier.<ref>http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/03/how-the-explosive-russian-dossier-was-compiled-christopher-steele</ref>  

FusionGPS then hired Christopher Steele, a former British Intelligence Officer, of Orbis Business Intelligence (Steele's London-based firm) to begin compiling the ''Clinton-Steele dossier''. Steele disclosed his period of employment with FusionGPS (12 Jun 2016 through 30 Oct 2016) in court filings stemming from a lawsuit against him and the dossier.<ref>http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/03/how-the-explosive-russian-dossier-was-compiled-christopher-steele</ref>