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Glenn Simpson Books

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Glenn Simpson and Peter Fritsch are former investigative journalists for The Wall Street Journal and co-founders of Fusion GPS, a research and strategic intelligence firm based in Washington, D.

Known for: Crime in Progress: Inside the Steele Dossier and the Fusion GPS Investigation of Donald Trump

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Crime in Progress: Inside the Steele Dossier and the Fusion GPS Investigation of Donald Trump

Crime in Progress: Inside the Steele Dossier and the Fusion GPS Investigation of Donald Trump

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Crime in Progress is a nonfiction account by Glenn Simpson and Peter Fritsch, the co-founders of Fusion GPS, detailing their role in commissioning and investigating the Steele dossier during the 2016 U.S. presidential election. The book provides an insider’s perspective on the origins, findings, and controversies surrounding the dossier, as well as the broader context of Russian interference and political opposition research in American politics.

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Origins of Fusion GPS

Fusion GPS was born out of journalistic instincts—an effort to continue investigative work at a time when newsroom budgets were shrinking. Both Peter and I had spent decades pursuing corruption stories at The Wall Street Journal; when we left, we wanted a structure that preserved that rigor while se...

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Commissioning the Steele Dossier

Our involvement in what became known as the Steele dossier began modestly. Initially, we were retained by a conservative firm working for Republican interests to conduct opposition research on Donald Trump during the Republican primaries. When that contract ended, the Democratic-aligned law firm Per...

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Glenn Simpson and Peter Fritsch are former investigative journalists for The Wall Street Journal and co-founders of Fusion GPS, a research and strategic intelligence firm based in Washington, D.

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