Republicans ready to grill Bruce Ohr as Trump-DOJ feud escalates

House Republicans are sharpening their knives for an upcoming closed-door interview with Bruce Ohr, a Department of Justice (DOJ) official who has faced increasing attacks from President Trump and his allies over ties to the controversial "Steele dossier."

Ohr, who has agreed to a voluntary interview with House investigators on Tuesday, is the latest target among Republicans who claim there is ample evidence of bias against Trump among the top brass at the DOJ and FBI during the 2016 presidential race.

Ohr has increasingly come under GOP scrutiny for his contacts with an opposition research firm and former British spy Christopher Steele, the driving forces behind the dossier containing a series of salacious allegations about Trump’s ties to Russia. Glenn Simpson, co-founder of opposition research firm Fusion GPS, hired Steele to help compile the dossier — which was bankrolled in part by Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign.

Republicans are eager to grill Ohr on whether there was a pipeline for Fusion GPS to feed the Democrat-funded dossier to the DOJ during the heated presidential race. Of particular interest to the hungry House GOP is the connection of Ohr’s wife, Nellie Ohr, who worked as a contractor for Fusion GPS during the campaign.

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It's closed door in case the Republicans make fools of themselves like they have in other hearings.