'So Nellie Ohr works for Fusion, works for (Fusion GPS founder and former journalist) Glenn Simpson, and she's giving documents to Bruce Ohr, who’s giving them to the FBI,' Jordan said.ĭetails surrounding the dossier, the Page wiretap and the Russia investigation are still emerging. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, leveled the same charge. During a July 12 congressional hearing with FBI agent Peter Strzok, Rep. Other Trump allies have also sought to link Ohr, his wife and the dossier to the FBI’s wiretapping of former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page. The FBI then used the same dossier to spy on the Trump campaign.' 'Bruce Ohr's wife, Nellie Ohr, worked for Fusion GPS - which was the firm hired by the Clinton campaign to write the dossier. 'Here are some key facts you need to know about Bruce Ohr to understand why he is important to our investigation,' Meadows wrote in an email newsletter. But even before that request, Meadows was floating a theory for his supporters to consider. 5, a week after a closed-door interview between Ohr and the House Oversight Committee, Meadows sent a letter asking the Justice Department to review Ohr’s contacts with Steele. Mark Meadows, a western North Carolina Republican who is one of the president’s staunchest defenders and a leader of the House Freedom Caucus, has criticized Ohr for his connection to Steele, the author of the dossier that made claims about the president’s financial and personal ties to Russia.

In a matter of weeks, Ohr has transformed from a virtual unknown in politics to a favorite target of President Donald Trump and his allies. The most recent is Bruce Ohr, a Justice Department official whose relationship with former British spy Christopher Steele has sounded alarms among congressional Republicans. The special counsel’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election has brought a lot of names to the center of attention.

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