Val Gurvits on Trump Dossier: Fusion GPS Clearly Trying to Protect the Identity of Their Client By Pleading the Fifth

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Tucker Remember ░░░░░░░░ Trump dossier the mysterious ░░░░░░░░ unverified document that was ░░░░░░░░ public by buzz feed ░░░░░░░░ included both scandalous allegations ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump as well ░░░░░░░░ claims that the web ░░░░░░░░ web zilla was a ░░░░░░░░ for Russian hacking of ░░░░░░░░ DNC It was like ░░░░░░░░ parody of a scoop ░░░░░░░░ was so juicy it ░░░░░░░░ to be Truex September ░░░░░░░░ wasn t Since the ░░░░░░░░ s release web zilla ░░░░░░░░ buzz feed battling it ░░░░░░░░ in court Fighting efforts ░░░░░░░░ open its books This ░░░░░░░░ the company s executives ░░░░░░░░ the fifth to Congress ░░░░░░░░ would they do that ░░░░░░░░ could they be hiding ░░░░░░░░ there an innocent explanation ░░░░░░░░ law group representing web ░░░░░░░░ in all of this ░░░░░░░░ for coming on tonight ░░░░░░░░ this is one of ░░░░░░░░ stories that central to ░░░░░░░░ Russia scandal and hysteria ░░░░░░░░ it maybe the most ░░░░░░░░ thing we have seen ░░░░░░░░ the 11 months of ░░░░░░░░ of this and yet ░░░░░░░░ by the press Bring ░░░░░░░░ up to date really ░░░░░░░░ on where we stand ░░░░░░░░ You re representing a ░░░░░░░░ libeled by the people ░░░░░░░░ wrote This how does ░░░░░░░░ G P S Play ░░░░░░░░ GURVITS Fusion G P ░░░░░░░░ is the party that ░░░░░░░░ Christopher Steel the British ░░░░░░░░ spy who wrote the ░░░░░░░░ it would be interesting ░░░░░░░░ know who was fusion ░░░░░░░░ P S Representing in ░░░░░░░░ transaction In other words ░░░░░░░░ hired fusion Who is ░░░░░░░░ s client What was ░░░░░░░░ underlying pursuance of the ░░░░░░░░ that fusion has done ░░░░░░░░ so we sent a ░░░░░░░░ of our own to ░░░░░░░░ which they are also ░░░░░░░░ to fight in court ░░░░░░░░ Washington And I understand ░░░░░░░░ their folks took the ░░░░░░░░ which tells me you ░░░░░░░░ t take the fifth ░░░░░░░░ you have a reasonable ░░░░░░░░ to believe that the ░░░░░░░░ you would give would ░░░░░░░░ you in harm s ░░░░░░░░ So that you would ░░░░░░░░ be admitting to some ░░░░░░░░ of a crime and ░░░░░░░░ the question what is ░░░░░░░░ that they think that ░░░░░░░░ did wrong Tucker Maybe ░░░░░░░░ they are protecting they ░░░░░░░░ be protecting the person ░░░░░░░░ paid them Now I ░░░░░░░░ t know the answer ░░░░░░░░ who paid for this ░░░░░░░░ But I can tell ░░░░░░░░ which you may know ░░░░░░░░ in Washington is universally ░░░░░░░░ to be a major ░░░░░░░░ donor who was unhappy ░░░░░░░░ Trump Do you know ░░░░░░░░ you have any evidence ░░░░░░░░ to who paid for ░░░░░░░░ We do not as ░░░░░░░░ yet We will we ░░░░░░░░ looking for it But ░░░░░░░░ yes they are clearly ░░░░░░░░ to protect the identity ░░░░░░░░ their client How is ░░░░░░░░ that identity a crime ░░░░░░░░ In other words pleading ░░░░░░░░ fifth doesn t just ░░░░░░░░ can t simply plead ░░░░░░░░ fifth because you don ░░░░░░░░ want to reveal some ░░░░░░░░ Have you got to ░░░░░░░░ that so I kind ░░░░░░░░ view this as well ░░░░░░░░ neighbor hired to throw ░░░░░░░░ rock from your window ░░░░░░░░ you now want to ░░░░░░░░ who hired him and ░░░░░░░░ bully doesn t want ░░░░░░░░ tell you That s ░░░░░░░░ of where I see ░░░░░░░░ Tucker Whoever hired Fusion ░░░░░░░░ to do this to ░░░░░░░░ steel and write this ░░░░░░░░ did so in order ░░░░░░░░ derail the Trump campaign ░░░░░░░░ there be another reason ░░░░░░░░ would do this I ░░░░░░░░ t see another reason ░░░░░░░░ certainly from my client ░░░░░░░░ lawsuit this would be ░░░░░░░░ important evidence because it ░░░░░░░░ up to us to ░░░░░░░░ since we re the ░░░░░░░░ that the agencies against ░░░░░░░░ zilla are absolutely false ░░░░░░░░ way to prove it ░░░░░░░░ to show that the ░░░░░░░░ motivation for that document ░░░░░░░░ something nefarious Tucker So ░░░░░░░░ don t understand This ░░░░░░░░ probably a much longer ░░░░░░░░ and we have only ░░░░░░░░ a minute If you ░░░░░░░░ investigating the Russian collusion ░░░░░░░░ and you are a ░░░░░░░░ committee or you are ░░░░░░░░ Mueller wouldn t you ░░░░░░░░ to know who paid ░░░░░░░░ the dossier Wouldn t ░░░░░░░░ be one of your ░░░░░░░░ questions Well of course ░░░░░░░░ that point of view ░░░░░░░░ the Russians paid fusion ░░░░░░░░ if so they should ░░░░░░░░ to it and I ░░░░░░░░ then fusion might have ░░░░░░░░ problem with everything including ░░░░░░░░ Tucker That s a ░░░░░░░░ point We will find ░░░░░░░░ who paid for that ░░░░░░░░ It s going to ░░░░░░░░ fascinating I m working ░░░░░░░░ to find out Tucker ░░░░░░░░ you Val good to ░░░░░░░░ you tonight.
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