| | TDIP was founded and is run by former [[Senate Intelligence Committee]] (SSCI) staffer [[Daniel J. Jones]], who is a former FBI investigator, [[Clinton administration]] volunteer and was on the staff of [[California]] Democratic Senator [[Dianne Feinstein]]. Jones registered TDIP as a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization and claims it's mission is "non-partisan".<ref>WMD, Media being fed 'total B.S.' in multimillion-dollar stealth campaign, https://www.wnd.com/2019/03/media-being-fed-total-b-s-in-multimillion-dollar-stealth-campaign/, March 20, 2019</ref> Jones and TDIP hired [[opposition research]] firm [[Fusion GPS]] and [[Christopher Steele]], author of the ''[[Steele dossier]]'', to continue anti-Trump research and [[fake news]] [[leak]]s to [[mainstream media]].<ref>Chuck Ross | ''The Daily Caller'', Meet The Board Of The Fusion GPS-Linked Group Investigating Trump, https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/12/democracy-integrity-trump-fusion/, December 12, 2018</ref> TDIP has been and continues to be used as a backup plan to impeach [[President Donald Trump]] if the [[Mueller investigation]] report failed to expose any wrongdoing. | | TDIP was founded and is run by former [[Senate Intelligence Committee]] (SSCI) staffer [[Daniel J. Jones]], who is a former FBI investigator, [[Clinton administration]] volunteer and was on the staff of [[California]] Democratic Senator [[Dianne Feinstein]]. Jones registered TDIP as a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization and claims it's mission is "non-partisan".<ref>WMD, Media being fed 'total B.S.' in multimillion-dollar stealth campaign, https://www.wnd.com/2019/03/media-being-fed-total-b-s-in-multimillion-dollar-stealth-campaign/, March 20, 2019</ref> Jones and TDIP hired [[opposition research]] firm [[Fusion GPS]] and [[Christopher Steele]], author of the ''[[Steele dossier]]'', to continue anti-Trump research and [[fake news]] [[leak]]s to [[mainstream media]].<ref>Chuck Ross | ''The Daily Caller'', Meet The Board Of The Fusion GPS-Linked Group Investigating Trump, https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/12/democracy-integrity-trump-fusion/, December 12, 2018</ref> TDIP has been and continues to be used as a backup plan to impeach [[President Donald Trump]] if the [[Mueller investigation]] report failed to expose any wrongdoing. |
| − | TDIP is funded by [[George Soros]],<ref>''New York Times'', How Vilification of George Soros Moved From the Fringes to the Mainstream, https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/31/us/politics/george-soros-bombs-trump.html, October 31, 2018</ref><ref>Chuck Ross | ''The Daily Caller'', Soros Has Given $1 Million To Group Linked To Fusion GPS For Trump-Russia Investigation, https://dailycaller.com/2018/10/31/george-soros-fusion-gps-trump-funding/, October 31, 2018</ref> [[Rob Reiner]],<ref>Sarah Lee | ''Red State'', Rob Reiner’s Role in Russia Collusion Smear, https://www.redstate.com/slee/2019/03/21/rob-reiners-role-russia-collusion-smear/, March 21, 2019</ref> [[Tom Steyer]], with further donations from social media outlets. Reportedly, "Social media titans including the founders of [[Facebook]], [[Twitter]] and [[Google]] are indirectly funding the project through donations funneled through a Silicon Valley foundation." | + | TDIP is funded by [[George Soros]],<ref>''New York Times'', How Vilification of George Soros Moved From the Fringes to the Mainstream, https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/31/us/politics/george-soros-bombs-trump.html, October 31, 2018</ref><ref>Chuck Ross | ''The Daily Caller'', Soros Has Given $1 Million To Group Linked To Fusion GPS For Trump-Russia Investigation, https://dailycaller.com/2018/10/31/george-soros-fusion-gps-trump-funding/, October 31, 2018</ref> [[Rob Reiner]],<ref>Sarah Lee | ''Red State'', Rob Reiner’s Role in Russia Collusion Smear, https://www.redstate.com/slee/2019/03/21/rob-reiners-role-russia-collusion-smear/, March 21, 2019</ref> [[Tom Steyer]], with further donations from social media outlets. Reportedly, "Social media titans including the founders of [[Facebook]], [[Twitter]] and [[Google]] are indirectly funding the project through donations funneled through a Silicon Valley foundation." [[Fund for a Better Future]] (FBF) donated $2,065,000 to (TDIP) in 2017.<ref>Georgette | Conservative Daily Post, 'Shadow Media's' Dark Money Funded $2 Million To 'Investigate' Donald Trump, https://conservativedailypost.com/shadow-medias-dark-money-funded-2-million-to-investigate-donald-trump/, March 11, 2019</ref> |
| | "TDIP Research" daily e-bulletin recipients include the print media ''New York Times'', ''[[Washington Post]]'', ''[[BuzzFeed]]'', ''Pro Publica'', and ''McClatchy'', and broadcast media outlets that include ''CNN'' and ''[[MSNBC]]''.<ref>Rush Limbaugh, Anti-Trump Forces Haven’t Given Up on the Russia Collusion Narrative, https://news.iheart.com/featured/rush-limbaugh/content/2019-03-20-anti-trump-forces-havent-given-up-on-the-russia-collusion-narrative/, March 20, 2019</ref><ref>Paul Sperry | Real Clear Investigations, Trump-Russia 2.0: Dossier-Tied Firm Pitching Journalists Daily on 'Collusion", http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3736082/posts, March 20, 2019</ref> | | "TDIP Research" daily e-bulletin recipients include the print media ''New York Times'', ''[[Washington Post]]'', ''[[BuzzFeed]]'', ''Pro Publica'', and ''McClatchy'', and broadcast media outlets that include ''CNN'' and ''[[MSNBC]]''.<ref>Rush Limbaugh, Anti-Trump Forces Haven’t Given Up on the Russia Collusion Narrative, https://news.iheart.com/featured/rush-limbaugh/content/2019-03-20-anti-trump-forces-havent-given-up-on-the-russia-collusion-narrative/, March 20, 2019</ref><ref>Paul Sperry | Real Clear Investigations, Trump-Russia 2.0: Dossier-Tied Firm Pitching Journalists Daily on 'Collusion", http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3736082/posts, March 20, 2019</ref> |