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Article snippet: The House Intelligence Committee announced Saturday that it has reached a settlement to obtain bank records from the private intelligence firm that produced a controversial dossier alleging ties between President Trump and Russia. "The parties have reached an agreement related to the House Intelligence Committee's subpoena for Fusion GPS's bank records that will secure the Committee's access to the records necessary for its investigation," the committee said in a statement. Fusion GPS had hired Christopher Steele, a former British spy, to compile the dossier on Trump. House Republicans have sought the firm's bank records to find out who paid for the research. The records could reveal more details about the funding surrounding the project. The Washington Post reported earlier this week that a lawyer working for had retained Fusion GPS in April 2016, before the firm hired Steele. The conservative website The Washington Free Beacon revealed to the House Intelligence Committee on Friday that it had originally funded Fusion GPS to compile research on Trump and other GOP presidential candidates. The publication said it stopped funding the firm in the spring of 2016, before Democrats picked up funding for the project. The firm eventually produced a 35-page document full of unverified claims about Trump's ties to Russia. The House Intelligence Committee has been engaged in a back-and-forth with Fusion GPS for weeks. Earlier this month, executives at Fusion GPS refused t... Link to the full article to read more