Clinton Campaign Relied on Former Spy’s Web of Connections to Frame Trump

Clinton Campaign Relied on Former Spy’s Web of Connections to Frame Trump
Then-Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton gets in her car while leaving her daughter's apartment building in New York City on Sept. 11, 2016. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images
Jeff Carlson
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Information paid for by the Clinton campaign targeting Donald Trump made its way to the highest levels of the FBI and the State Department, with a sophisticated strategy relying on the personal connections of hired operatives.

At the center of the multi-pronged strategy to disseminate the information were Fusion GPS co-founder Glenn Simpson and former British MI6 spy Christopher Steele. The operation was funded by Hillary Clinton’s campaign and the Democratic National Committee (DNC).