The law firm of Perkins Coie confirmed that one of its 1000 lawyers, Marc Elias, hired a company to create a file with allegations about President Donald J. Trump’s Russia connections. Elias hired the company, Fusion GPS, and paid them $12.4 million on behalf of his clients, the Hillary Clinton Presidential Campaign and the Democratic National Committee (DNC). The law firm’s involvement became public in a letter filed in court that was written by Perkins Coie's Managing Partner Matthew Gehringer. The letter dated Oct. 24th said Perkins Coie hired Fusion GPS in April 2016.
