You'll Never Guess Who Paid First For The Fusion GPS Oppo Research!

By Susie Madrak — October 28, 2017

Can you say "schadenfreude," boys and girls?

Guess who funded the original Fusion GPS oppo research that turned up the Trump Russia dossier? The Washington Free Beacon!

That's right, this Washington Free Beacon:

Lololol https://t.co/gcDQlf4Eak

— Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) October 27, 2017

Matthew Continetti (Bill Kristol's son-in-law) and Michael Goldfarb released this statement last night that basically says, "Yeah, so what?"

The Beacon has never identified its wealthy funder, but last night the New York Times reported that the publication is funded largely by conservative hedge-fund billionaire Paul Singer. Singer backed Marco Rubio in the Republican primary.

NEW: @FreeBeacon, backed by Never Trumper Paul Singer, paid FusionGPS for Trump oppo before co. hired Chris Steele. https://t.co/5pTzRz26EC

— Kenneth P. Vogel (@kenvogel) October 27, 2017

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— Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) October 27, 2017

Based on this new information, I presume Ari Fleischer now thinks the Free Beacon colluded with Russia to help Hillary win https://t.co/L3pvE7b6cx

— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) October 27, 2017

I've spent 20 years as a journalist & never,ever heard of a media outlet hiring an outside firm to do oppo research https://t.co/BzcN1Vr6LE

— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) October 27, 2017

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