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Letter to the editor: 

The idea that Donald Trump was boosted into the White House by the Kremlin was given credence by a dossier compiled by a former British agent — a file filled with unverifiable snippets, literally a farrago of fantasies, as far as we can tell. But weighty enough to spark investigations by the FBI, a special counsel and congressional committees. 

The mainstream news media, usually characterized by their obeisance to Hillary Clinton, has been caught napping. Their attempt to explain Clinton’s loss on a still unproven Trump/Russia collusion is looking more and more like the product of wishful thinking because it is now known that the Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee financed the unverified dossier, lied about it and used a subterfuge to keep the financing from the Federal Election Commission.

Where is my vodka?

Paul Bloustein; Cincinnati

More: Report: Infamous Trump dossier funded by Clinton campaign, DNC

Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign and the Democratic National Committee helped fund the research behind the dossier that alleges ties between President Trump and Russia, according to a report. Comments are edited for clarity and grammar: 

The report was started by an unknown Republican during the primaries. Then picked up by Clinton and the DNC. According to The Washington Post, neither Clinton nor the DNC knew Fusion GPS was using former British agent Christopher Steele. The Post also said some information in the dossier (posted by BuzzFeed News) has been proven to be true, but not all of it.

It in no way implicates collusion between Clinton and Russia. The emails to Donald Trump Jr. speak volumes. If anything can be considered opposition research, this is it. Not info from someone thought to be a "Russian government attorney."

— Mike Bigalow

Looks more and more like the Russian connection is the Clintons and the Democratic Party. No real surprise, really.

— Glenn Woodruff

The dossier was first paid for by a Republican donor!

Everyone does opposition research. Most have it done on themselves to see what dirt is out there.

— Stacie Lynam

While the opposition research that led to the Trump/Russia dossier may have been mostly funded by the Clinton campaign, there is a Republican component as well, which is still under investigation.

Although President Trump and his allies have tried to distract from the contents of the dossier itself by diverting attention to who requested and paid for the research, what matters is what is actually in the dossier and whether it is accurate. The FBI apparently is looking into it.

— Jeanne Nelson


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