INTELLIGENCE/LEGAL/POLITICS/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A congressional committee has issued subpoenas targeting a research firm that compiled a dossier of unverified and unflattering information about President Donald Trump.
The subpoenas were recently issued by the House Intelligence Committee to employees at Fusion GPS, which performs research for political and corporate clients.
During the 2016 presidential campaign, Fusion GPS worked with a former British spy named Christopher Steele to compile a 35-page dossier on Mr. Trump’s alleged ties to Moscow. The information contained in the dossier remains unverified and Mr. Trump has denied having any improper ties to the Russian government or Russian business interests.
The existence of the subpoenas was confirmed by an attorney for Fusion GPS and a Democratic aide familiar with the congressional investigation. The subpoenas were first reported by CNN…
The issuance of the subpoenas lays bare tensions within the committee, which is conducting a probe of Russian activity during the 2016 election. The subpoenas were issued by Chairman Devin Nunes, a California Republican who stepped aside from leadership of the probe in April amid criticism over how he was running it, Mr. Levy and the Democratic aide said. The subpoenas were issued without the consent of the Democrats on the committee, according to the Democratic aide.
A spokesman for Mr. Nunes declined to comment.”
-Byron Tau, “Subpoenas Target Research Firm Tied to Trump Dossier,” The Wall Street Journal online, Oct. 10, 2017 07:29pm