WASHINGTON—A research firm that produced a dossier of unverified information about President Donald Trump’s ties to Russia was first hired by a conservative publication to conduct research on a number of presidential candidates. In a joint statement released Friday, the Washington Free Beacon’s chairman and editor in chief acknowledged that the Washington, D.C.-based web publication hired the firm Fusion GPS to conduct opposition research during last year’s presidential campaign. But the publication denied any involvement...

Source: Wall Street Journal October 28, 2017 01:23 UTC