Glenn Simpson
The Strategist
The long view, patient, analytical, playing several moves ahead.
Glenn Simpson is a seasoned journalist and co-founder of Fusion GPS, known for his deep dives into political corruption and the intersection of money and power. This interview reveals his strategic mindset in navigating the challenges of modern journalism and the political landscape.
“It was in the New Republic. We read it in the New York Times. Disputer says that there was a lot of kitchen table talk in both of our families about whether we were in physical danger for a long time it was really the harassment and all the sort of microscope that you get when you're the subject of a media maelstrom my”
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“I sort of looked out and managed to stay in Washington without ever having to go out and do that kind of field stuff. But anyway, so I was in Washington studying journalism. I got a job at the Washington Times as a copy boy, basically. And it was the Iran Contra scandal. And as I made it into journalism, then it was th”
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“Fusion GPS, it was a small DC research company that took on mythic proportions in the Washington political wars for their deep dive into Donald Trump and his Russian connections, including the notorious Steele dossier. Fair to say they were work helped explode the story of Russia's role in the 2016 election. But who ar”
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The Axe Files with David Axelrod — Ep. 364 — Fusion GPS (Glenn Simpson and Peter Fritsch)
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