Claim(permalink)
Bruce Ohr's wife, Nellie Ohr, worked for Fusion GPS – which was the firm hired by the Clinton campaign to write the dossier. Bruce Ohr gave the dossier to the FBI. The FBI then used the same dossier to spy on the Trump campaign.
✓politifact rating: uncertain; published on 2018-09-11
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veracity
uncertain
Political Leaning
left political leaning
Sentiment
neutral sentiment
Date published
2018-09-11
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