Fusion GPS admits hiring wife of DOJ official to probe Trump

The co-founder and CEO of opposition research firm Fusion GPS, Glenn Simpson, acknowledged in a court document that his company hired Nellie Ohr, the wife of senior Justice Department official, Bruce Ohr, to help investigate then-candidate Donald Trump in 2016.

Bruce has since been 'turned loose' from the investigation for concealing meetings with Fusion GPS and was demoted to Deputy Kitchen Grease Pit Cleaner, or a similar position.

The company created the anti-Trump "dossier" containing sexual misconduct allegations about the president. The "dossier" was paid for by the Hillary Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee.

The connections for the Ohrs are serious concerns for Republicans who see this as a conflict of interest and lack of objectivity at the Justice Department. It spurred Trump's outside counsel to call for a separate special prosecutor.

Fusion's CEO confirmation was in a signed declaration filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., and it depicted a clearer picture of how Nellie Ohr was involved with Fusion GPS.

Simpson's statement indicates that Nellie Ohr was quite involved in the oppositional research on Trump. He said bank records reflect his company's contract with her "to help our company with its research and analysis of Mr. Trump."

Simpson added that he told the House Intelligence Committee that he personally met with Bruce Ohr, "at his request, after the November 2016 election to discuss our findings regarding Russia and the election."

Woah Nellie.

According to evidence gathered by the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI), chaired by Rep. Devin Nunes (R.-Calif.) Ohr met with Christopher Steele during the 2016 presidential campaign. Steele is a former British spy who authored the "dossier." Ohr also met with Simpson after the election.


Republican lawmakers are most interested in determining whether the "dossier" served as the basis for the Justice Department and FBI to obtain FISA surveillance in 2016 on a Trump campaign adviser, Carter Page.

Jay Sekulow, Trump's attorney, on Tuesday called for the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate the special prosecutor's investigation. It is expected that should this happen, the Democrats will call for a special prosecutor to investigate the special prosecutor investigating the special prosecutor, ad infinitum.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions is currently reviewing the House GOP members calling for a special probe regarding various Obama and Clinton-related controversies.

Regarding Sekulow's call, AG Sessions noted that he has already ordered a review following the prior call from the House.

   
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