Fusion GPS co-founders Glenn Simpson and Peter Fritsch spent a little over 900 words denying what they call "conspiracy theories" surrounding their "motives and backers," while calling on Congress to release the full transcripts of their November testimony (after having bailed on their first appearance).

The op-ed reads like a crack team of D.C. attorneys performing damage control; addressing criticisms with broad brush strokes, minimizing the role of the Steele dossier, and ignoring uncomfortable truths - all while maintaining that President Trump has serious ties to Russia.

Fusion's self-defense comes after several months of reports suggesting they had a far more nefarious role in attempts to take down then-candidate Trump. 

Conservative news outlets and even our former employer, The Wall Street Journal, have spun a succession of mendacious conspiracy theories about our motives and backers.