Glenn Simpson of Fusion GPS at the Investigative Film Festival and Symposium. Facebook/Investigative Film Festival and Symposium
Politico: Co-founder of firm behind Trump-Russia dossier will not testify before Senate next week
The co-founder of a political and corporate intelligence firm behind an explosive dossier alleging Russian intelligence influence over President Donald Trump will not testify next week before the Senate Judiciary Committee, according to two sources familiar with his plans.
The committee on Wednesday announced a July 19 hearing that listed Fusion GPS co-founder Glenn Simpson, a former Wall Street Journal investigative reporter, as a witness. His inclusion raised the specter of public testimony about the dossier's seamy and contested claims of sexual misconduct and a years-long Kremlin conspiracy to get Trump elected.
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WNU Editor: It is his dossier that created the momentum for an FBI investigation that has led to the establishment of a Special Counsel .... and he does not want to show-up to answer questions?!?!?! I guess the co-founder of Fusion GPS got the heads-up that he was going to be facing some hard questions .... starting with this .... The Trump Dossier Is Fake -- And Here Are The Reasons Why (Forbes).