Former Trump chief strategist Steve Bannon told President Trump on Friday that he was “off the chain” against Paul Singer, the Republican establishment mega-donor who originally funded the anti-Trump research that led to the discredited Russian dossier.
From Jonathan Swan in Axios:
In a Friday night phone call, President Trump’s former chief strategist and enforcer Steve Bannon told Trump he was going “off the chain” to destroy Paul Singer, a New York hedge fund billionaire who is one of the most influential donors to the Republican Party.
Trump agreed with Bannon that it needed to be done, according to two sources familiar with the conversation. (Though I’m also told that Trump has since told at least one other person that Singer is “on the team” — suggesting that maybe he’s telling everyone what they want to hear.)
A cautionary note for those wanting to oppose Singer: A source familiar with the arrangements told me that Singer has already made a “major commitment” and cut substantial checks to outside groups to support the president’s tax reform push.
Why this matters: Bannon spoke to Trump shortly after the New York Times broke the news that a Singer-funded conservative website first paid for anti-Trump research by the firm, Fusion GPS, that later produced the infamous Russia dossier. The dossier alleges that the Trump campaign conspired with the Russian government to influence the 2016 presidential election. It also contains unsubstantiated sexual allegations.
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