WASHINGTON (AP) — The New York Times is reporting that U.S. agencies intercepted phone calls last year between Russian intelligence officials and members of Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign team.
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The Times reports that the Russians made contact with Paul Manafort, who briefly served as Trump’s campaign chairman. In late August, Manafort resigned from that job after disclosures by The Associated Press about his firm’s covert lobbying on behalf of Ukraine’s former pro-Russia governing party.
Four current and former U.S. officials interviewed by the Times declined to identify other Trump associates contacted by the Russians.
Trump's campaign made repeated contact with Russian officials before election: report https://t.co/YkncOX6szo pic.twitter.com/JO9ixUoyLq
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) February 15, 2017
Trump advisers were in constant communication with Russian officials during the campaign, multiple officials say https://t.co/bAkxOt0qWg pic.twitter.com/Zjvhdn1tXA
— CNN (@CNN) February 15, 2017
Paul Manafort, Trump's former campaign chairman, said he never knowingly spoke to Russian intelligence officers https://t.co/791OJUkn28 pic.twitter.com/NNahu78UJZ
— The New York Times (@nytimes) February 15, 2017
Big NYT scoop: Intercepted calls show members of Trump campaign had contacts with Russian intel before election https://t.co/rznr44v6pO pic.twitter.com/2MmDyioIFJ
— Cliff Levy (@cliffordlevy) February 15, 2017
JUST IN: Trump campaign reportedly had ongoing contact with Russians ahead of election https://t.co/iwxUMdqiST pic.twitter.com/5Z9dZZ74Op
— New York Post (@nypost) February 15, 2017