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Indeed, the Free Beacon was funding research into Manafort at the same time his name was appearing in the Steele dossier.
Indeed, the Free Beacon was funding research into Manafort at the same time his name was appearing in the Steele dossier.
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Now, there's no evidence that the WFB knew about Christopher Steele or the dossier.
But we also don't know for a fact that they didn't know.
Unless you want to take their word for it.
Now, there's no evidence that the WFB knew about Christopher Steele or the dossier.
But we also don't know for a fact that they didn't know.
Unless you want to take their word for it.
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And Romney's biggest financial backer was Paul Singer, who also happens to be the primary financial backer of the Washington Free Beacon. https://fortune.com/2012/03/26/mitt-romneys-hedge-fund-kingmaker/
And Romney's biggest financial backer was Paul Singer, who also happens to be the primary financial backer of the Washington Free Beacon. https://fortune.com/2012/03/26/mitt-romneys-hedge-fund-kingmaker/
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So whatever you may think of Comey's statement about the source of funding for the Steele dossier, it's unlikely that his motivation is political.
So whatever you may think of Comey's statement about the source of funding for the Steele dossier, it's unlikely that his motivation is political.
