Well this explains alot. As CNN desperately tries to spin the Fusion GPS/Clinton campaign collusion story into which “Republican” originally funded the project, it turns out CNN has their own ties to the spy group. Glenn Simpson, the Fusion co-founder and Evan Perez were writers at the Wall Street Journal (a Fox News property) back in 2011 before Simpson co-founded FUsion GPS. Simpson and Perez would frequently co-author stories on national security. Another Fusion GPS co-founder, Peter Fritsch, worked above Perez and Simpson as the senior national security editor.
Of course, neither CNN nor Evan Perez have disclosed their ties to the Fusion GPS co-founders.
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At no point in Perez’s reporting did he disclose his close ties to the Fusion GPS operatives.
The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board sounded the alarm about its former reporters in a remarkable editorial earlier this month, accusing Beltway media of being complicit in a coverup with Fusion. “Americans don’t need a Justice Department coverup abetted by Glenn Simpson’s media buddies,” the editors wrote in a scathing takedown of the firm.
Simpson’s wife, Mary Jacoby, bragged about his role in the dossier in a lengthy June 2017 Facebook post reviewed by The Daily Caller.
Jacoby claimed that “some people still don’t realize what Glenn’s role was in exposing Putin’s control of Donald Trump,” referencing the dossier’s thesis. The dossier claimed that Russians had evidence of damaging information on Trump that they would use to blackmail him, an explosive accusation for which there remains no public evidence.
CNN’s coverage of the dossier has been relatively soft. CNN anchor Jake Tapper, usually known for his aggressive coverage, gave Fusion a pass while reporting on the story Wednesday evening.