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Baldwin Campaign Paid Mark Elias' $90000 in Effort to Cover up Tomah Tammy's Tomah Fixer Implicated in Dossier Scandal -Baldwin Campaign Paid Mark Elias' $90,000 in Effort to Cover Up Tomah Scandal- "Tammy Baldwin spared no expense trying to keep the Tomah VA scandal quiet, so it's sadly not surprising to learn the fixer she hired has a history of spreading sordid allegations to help liberal candidates and causes. Tammy Baldwin will say and do anything to hang onto power." - Michael Antonopoulos, spokesman Nicholson for Senate. Hillary Clinton and Tammy Baldwin Lawyer Marc Elias was the Driving Force Behind the Russian Dossier in the 2016 Presidential Election The Washington Post: "The Hillary Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee helped fund research that resulted in a now-famous dossier containing allegations about President Trump's connections to Russia and possible coordination between his campaign and the Kremlin, people familiar with the matter said. Marc E. Elias, a lawyer representing the Clinton campaign and the DNC, retained Fusion GPS, a Washington firm, to conduct the research... ...Elias and his law firm, Perkins Coie, retained the company in April 2016 on behalf of the Clinton campaign and the DNC. Before that agreement, Fusion GPS's research into Trump was funded by an unknown Republican client during the GOP primary. The Clinton campaign and the DNC, through the law firm, continued to fund Fusion GPS's research through the end of October 2016, days before Election Day. Fusion GPS gave Steele's reports and other research documents to Elias, the people familiar with the matter said." Tammy Baldwin Previously Paid Elias $90,000 to Quell Tomah Scandal The Free Beacon: "Baldwin tapped Marc Elias, a partner at the D.C.-based Perkins Coie law firm, to help with crisis control on the scandal. Elias is considered the "go-to fixer" for Democrats and was behind Soros- backed lawsuits against voter identification laws in numerous states leading up to the 2016 presidential election, including a lawsuit in Wisconsin. Elias was serving as Hillary Clinton's top campaign lawyer at the time he was brought in to help Baldwin. Perkins Coie, which has been on Baldwin's campaign payroll since 2011, was paid $87,779 by the senator's campaign committee for the services Elias provided in weathering the Tomah VA scandal, filings show. Perkins Coie was given a combined $50,994 the five other years that they appear on Baldwin's campaign payroll. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: "Elias — the go-to guy for Democrats in political trouble — said Wednesday night that he had been hired by Baldwin and was being paid out of her campaign fund." Exposes Democrat's Hypocrisy ### .
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