Article snippet: She also alleged “top Trump campaign officials” attempted “to influence the 2016 election and subvert the will of the American people,” referring to the indictment Friday of Roger Stone, who played a minor role in the campaign. Pelosi’s claims repeat the accusations of the so-called “Russia dossier,” an uncorroborated document produced by the Hillary Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee through the Fusion GPS opposition research firm, based on information from a former British spy relying on Russian government sources, and funded illicitly through the Perkins Coie law firm in payments that were not properly declared to the Federal Elections Commission. The “dossier” provided the basis for surveillance of Trump campaign associates by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) after the document was presented to a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) court without specifically identifying the political provenance of the research, whose claims were never verified. Despite nearly two years of investigation by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, no evidence has been found of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia. The media, however, have pounced on every new shred of information about the investigation as if it might provide the elusive proof, and Democrats are using their new investigative powers in the U.S. House of Representatives to pursue the charges, with some urging impeachment. Pelosi did not mention any of the numerous actions t... Link to the full article to read more