Firm Tied to Trump Dossier Objects to House Panel Subpoenas

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By Billy House

October 16, 2017 at 4:01 PM UTC

Updated on

October 16, 2017 at 4:33 PM UTC

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A firm that helped produce a salacious opposition-research dossier that said President Donald Trump’s campaign colluded with Russians is objecting to subpoenas issued by the House Intelligence Committee.

Joshua Levy, a lawyer for the firm, Fusion GPS, said in a Monday the subpoenas violate the Constitution’s First Amendment and would “chill” those running from office from conducting opposition research in an election. He also questioned whether Republican panel Chairman Devin Nunes of California was authorized by his committee colleagues to issue them.