Article snippet: Posted at 4:30 pm on August 22, 2017 by Susan Wright It was behind closed doors, but at least it has happened. Glenn Simpson, the co-founder of GPS Fusion, the firm that put together the controversial Trump oppo-research dossier, testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee in a closed door session on Tuesday. Today’s questioning was thought to center around funding and sources for the dossier. This will tie in to the larger investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. It is believed that Russia favored Trump over Clinton for several reasons. First of all, Trump is malleable. As an inexperienced reality TV huckster, with little to no understanding of how governments operate, diplomatic standards, or basically anything that would make him a wise choice for a nation that actually wants to survive, he was a dream come true for Russia. His man-crush on Putin was also a bonus. The idea that there may be embarrassing or compromising footage of Trump in the hands of the Russian government makes him at risk for blackmail, as well. That’s something the Senate Judiciary Committee are keenly interested in. The dossier first came to light days before the inauguration, when Buzzfeed News released unsubstantiated details, which included romps in hotel rooms with Russian prostitutes. Link to the full article to read more