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On election eve November 7, Louise Mensch of ''HeatStreet'' alleged that two separate sources with links to the counter-intelligence community confirmed that the FBI was granted a FISA court warrant in October, giving counter-intelligence permission to examine the activities of ‘U.S. persons’ in Donald Trump’s campaign.<ref>https://heatst.com/world/exclusive-fbi-granted-fisa-warrant-covering-trump-camps-ties-to-russia/</ref>

A year-long investigation into foreign influence in U.S. elections found that {{quotebox|the DNC and Hillary for America used Perkins Coie, which they billed as "legal services" or "legal and compliance consulting," to finance opposition research by [[FusionGPS]], which in turn utilized [[Christopher Steele]], a foreign person, to compile the dossier that he created for use against candidate Trump.<br>Under current federal election law, foreigners are prohibited from making contributions or donations in connection with any campaign in the United States. Howevrr, it is not illgal to contract with a foreign person or foreign entity for services, including conducting opposition research on a U.S. campaign, so long as the service was paid for at the market rate.<br>In light of the use of foreign people and foreign companies for services by the 2016 U.S. presidential election campaigns, the Committee encourages Congress, in consultation with the [[Federal Election Commission]] (FEC), to consider whether Congress should amend campaign finance laws to require greater transparency when U.S. campaigns obtain services from foreign persons

or entities. Congress should consider whether U.S. campaigns that contract with a foreign person or entity for services should immediately disclose to the FEC a contract with a foreign person or foreign entity, as well as a lengthy summary of the types of services provided by the foreign person or entity.<ref>HPSCI, ''Russian Active Measures in U.S. Elections'', March 22, 2018, p. 127.</ref>}}