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Article snippet: The revelation that MORE’s campaign and the Democratic National Committee (DNC) funded an explosive dossier about President Trump has emboldened Republicans, who view it as a turning point in the investigations into Russia’s campaign meddling. New details from the Washington Post about Democratic involvement with the dossier — which was compiled by a British spy and may have been used by the FBI as part of its investigation into allegations that Trump campaign officials colluded with Russia — has the White House on the offensive after months of responding to damaging leaks and allegations. Trump blasted the “fake dossier” and described it as the cornerstone of “the whole Russia hoax” at an impromptu news conference Wednesday on the South Lawn of the White House. “They didn’t know what to say so they made up the whole Russia hoax,” Trump said. The Republican National Committee (RNC) is running with the story, pumping out statements to the press about how the Clinton campaign and DNC worked with Fusion GPS, an opposition research firm “known for doing business with the Kremlin.” RNC spokesman Michael Ahrens blamed the Obama administration and the media for taking the memo seriously and used it to cast doubt on special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into alleged Trump campaign collusion. “It served as a springboard for the Russia investigation we have today,” Ahrens said. Those sentiments echoed across conservative media, where Trump’s allies at Fox News we... Link to the full article to read more