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==Russia collusion hoax==

==Russia collusion hoax==

:{{See also|Russia collusion hoax|Deep State coup 1.0|Deep State coup 2.0|Fake news|Sedition}}

:{{See also|Russia collusion hoax|Deep State coup 1.0|Deep State coup 2.0|Fake news|Sedition}}

===Schiff-Simpson collusion===

===Schiff-Simpson collusion===

Schiff rendezvoused with [[Glenn Simpson]] at the Aspen Security Forum during July 18–21, 2018.<ref>https://pjmedia.com/trending/collusion-rep-adam-schiff-met-with-fusion-gps-founder-glenn-simpson-in-aspen-last-july/</ref>  Simpson oversaw the manufacture of the [[Democratic National Committee]] and [[2016 Clinton campaign]]'s ''[[Steele dossier]]'', a collection of fraudulent memos debunked by Special Prosecutor [[Robert Mueller]] alleging a connection between the Trump campaign and the Russian government to meddle in the [[2016 presidential election]].  The Obama FBI used the manufactured lies as [[probable cause]] to violate the civil and [[constitutional]] rights of Trump campaign volunteers and President-elect Donald Trump.

Schiff rendezvoused with [[Glenn Simpson]] at the Aspen Security Forum during July 18–21, 2018.<ref>https://pjmedia.com/trending/collusion-rep-adam-schiff-met-with-fusion-gps-founder-glenn-simpson-in-aspen-last-july/</ref>  Simpson oversaw the manufacture of the ''Steele dossier''.

In April 2016 the [[2016 Clinton campaign]], DNC, and [[Obama for America]]<ref>https://www.newsweek.com/trump-dossier-obama-clinton-funded-golden-shower-tape-696402</ref> hired Simpson's firm FusionGPS to dig up dirt on Donald Trump.<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's wife, [[Mary Jacoby]] visited the Obama White House shortly thereafter.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/mary-jacoby-1.jpg</ref>  DNC General Counsel [[Marc E. Elias]] of [[Perkins Coie]] hired FusionGPS for their clients, the [[2016 Hillary Clinton presidential campaign|Hillary Clinton campaign]] and [[Democratic National Committee]].<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> Through FusionGPS, the Clinton campaign and DNC paid Russians for dirt on Donald Trump. None of the work Fusion did for the ''Free Beacon'' was related to Russia or the false allegations of the ''[[Steele dossier]]''.<ref>"none of the work product that the Free Beacon received appears in the Steele dossier. The Free Beacon had no knowledge of or connection to the Steele dossier, did not pay for the dossier, and never had contact with, knowledge of, or provided payment for any work performed by Christopher Steele. Nor did we have any knowledge of the relationship between Fusion GPS and the Democratic National Committee, Perkins Coie, and the Clinton campaign." https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-free-beacon-responds-to-report-it-funded-fusion-gps-anti-trump-opposition-effort/article/2638855</ref><ref>http://truepundit.com/new-evidence-shows-mccain-helped-fund-fbi-plot-to-frame-trump-backed-bogus-russian-trump-dossier/</ref>

In April 2016 the [[2016 Clinton campaign]], DNC, and [[Obama for America]]<ref>https://www.newsweek.com/trump-dossier-obama-clinton-funded-golden-shower-tape-696402</ref> hired Simpson's firm FusionGPS to dig up dirt on Donald Trump.<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's wife, [[Mary Jacoby]] visited the Obama White House shortly thereafter.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/mary-jacoby-1.jpg</ref>  DNC General Counsel [[Marc E. Elias]] of [[Perkins Coie]] hired FusionGPS for their clients, the [[2016 Hillary Clinton presidential campaign|Hillary Clinton campaign]] and [[Democratic National Committee]].<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> Through FusionGPS, the Clinton campaign and DNC paid Russians for dirt on Donald Trump. None of the work Fusion did for the ''Free Beacon'' was related to Russia or the false allegations of the ''[[Steele dossier]]''.<ref>"none of the work product that the Free Beacon received appears in the Steele dossier. The Free Beacon had no knowledge of or connection to the Steele dossier, did not pay for the dossier, and never had contact with, knowledge of, or provided payment for any work performed by Christopher Steele. Nor did we have any knowledge of the relationship between Fusion GPS and the Democratic National Committee, Perkins Coie, and the Clinton campaign." https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-free-beacon-responds-to-report-it-funded-fusion-gps-anti-trump-opposition-effort/article/2638855</ref><ref>http://truepundit.com/new-evidence-shows-mccain-helped-fund-fbi-plot-to-frame-trump-backed-bogus-russian-trump-dossier/</ref>