Congressman Devin Nunes spoke with Sean Hannity Wednesday night to discuss his recent lawsuit against Fusion GPS; claiming the company attempted to “obstruct justice” and “derail” his ongoing investigation.
“I was often smeared, and now we know there’s a link between those doing the smearing and Fusion GPS. Fusion GPS has a long record of this… Most people know about the Steele Dossier… When we were investigating Fusion GPS, they were actively involved in working to smear me to obstruct justice, to derail our investigation,” said Nunes.
“I’m going to hold these guys accountable,” he added.
Original Story: July 24, 2019
Former special counsel Robert Mueller stunned lawmakers on Capitol Hill during his Congressional testimony Wednesday; telling legislators he was “not familiar” with opposition-research firm Fusion GPS.
Rep. Steve Chabot (R-OH): “When you talk about the firm that produced the Steele [dossier], the name of the firm that produced that was Fusion GPS. Is that correct?”
Robert Mueller: “I’m not familiar … with that”
Chabot: “It’s not a trick question. It was Fusion GPS” pic.twitter.com/4WA0lhKc3x
— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) July 24, 2019
“When discussing the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting, you reference ‘the firm that produced the Steele reporting.’ The name of that firm was Fusion GPS. Is that correct?” asked Rep. Steve Chabot.
“Page 103. That’s correct- Volume II. When you talk about the firm that produced the Steele reporting, the name of the firm that produced that was Fusion GPS. Is that correct?” pressed Chabot.
“I am not familiar with—with that, I—,” Mueller replied.
“It was. It’s not a trick question. It was Fusion GPS,” Chabot said.
“Steele authored and compiled information for the controversial and unverified anti-Trump dossier on behalf of Fusion GPS — the firm that was hired to conduct opposition research funded by the Democratic National Committee and the Hillary Clinton campaign through law firm Perkins Coie,” reports Fox News.
That document was then used to obtain FISA warrants against individuals close to the Trump campaign during the 2016 election.