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Simpson claimed in testimony to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on Nov. 14, 2017 that he did not have contact with any FBI or DOJ officials regarding the infamous ''Steele dossier'' until after the 2016 election. But [[Bruce Ohr]]'s emails show that Ohr and Simpson were in contact as early as August 2016, three weeks after the Russia investigation began.
Simpson claimed in testimony to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on Nov. 14, 2017 that he did not have contact with any FBI or DOJ officials regarding the infamous ''Steele dossier'' until after the 2016 election. But [[Bruce Ohr]]'s emails show that Ohr and Simpson were in contact as early as August 2016, three weeks after the Russia investigation began.
In August, Christopher Steele went to Sir Andrew Wood to ask him to act as a go-between to reach Sen. [[John McCain]], to try to give his fake dossier credibility.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/12/11/inside-trump-dossier-handoff-mccains-go-between-speaks-out.html</ref>
<!--In August, Christopher Steele went to Sir Andrew Wood to ask him to act as a go-between to reach Sen. [[John McCain]], to try to give his fake dossier credibility.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/12/11/inside-trump-dossier-handoff-mccains-go-between-speaks-out.html</ref>-->
Throughout July, August and September 2016 FusionGPS paid [[journalist]]s from the ''[[New York Times]]'', Devlin Barrett of the ''[[Washington Post]]'', [[ABC News]], Ken Dilanian of [[NBC News]], David Corn of ''Mother Jones'', Michael Isikoff of Yahoo! News and others to listen to Christopher Steele and shop the ''Steele dossier'' narrative for mainstream publication. Court papers confirm payments.<ref>http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/fusion-gps-paid-journalists-court-papers-confirm/article/2641454</ref>
Throughout July, August and September 2016 FusionGPS paid [[journalist]]s from the ''[[New York Times]]'', Devlin Barrett of the ''[[Washington Post]]'', [[ABC News]], Ken Dilanian of [[NBC News]], David Corn of ''Mother Jones'', Michael Isikoff of Yahoo! News and others to listen to Christopher Steele and shop the ''Steele dossier'' narrative for mainstream publication. Court papers confirm payments.<ref>http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/fusion-gps-paid-journalists-court-papers-confirm/article/2641454</ref>