So much for the conserv's theory of a vast left-wing conspiracy...
CONSERVATIVE WEBSITE FIRST PAID RESEARCH FIRM THAT LATER PRODUCED EXPLOSIVE TRUMP DOSSIER By Devlin Barrett, Sari Horwitz and Adam Entous The Washington Free Beacon said it paid Fusion GPS for research on Republican candidates in the 2016 presidential race — setting in motion a chain of events leading to the dossier alleging ties between Trump associates and Russia. Two people familiar with billionaire GOP donor Paul Singer said he gives financial support to the publication. -WASH POST, October 27, 2017