“A Russian government think tank controlled by Vladimir Putin developed a plan to swing the 2016 U.S. presidential election to Donald Trump and undermine voters’ faith in the American electoral system, three current and four former U.S. officials told Reuters.” More.
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British Spies Were First to Spot Trump Team’s Links with Russia
“GCHQ is said to have alerted US agencies after becoming aware of contacts in 2015.” More.
Classified Docs Contradict Nunes Surveillance Claims, GOP and Dem Sources Say
“After a review of the same intelligence reports brought to light by House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes, both Republican and Democratic lawmakers and aides have so far found no evidence that Obama administration officials did anything unusual or illegal, multiple sources in both parties tell CNN.” More.
Sources: Russia Tried to Use Trump Advisers to Infiltrate Campaign
“The FBI gathered intelligence last summer that suggests Russian operatives tried to use Trump advisers, including Carter Page, to infiltrate the Trump campaign, according to US officials. The new information adds to the emerging picture of how the Russians tried to influence the 2016 election, not only through email hacks and propaganda but also by trying to infiltrate the Trump orbit. The intelligence led to an investigation into the coordination of Trump’s campaign associates and the Russians.” More.
GOP Slow Walk: Senate Trump-Russia Probe Has No Full-Time Staff, No Key Witnesses
“There are just seven part-time staffers working on the Senate inquiry. Not one of them is a trained investigator. And they haven’t interviewed a single player in Trump’s orbit.” More.
Carter Page: ‘Something may have come up in a conversation’ with Russians About Lifting US Sanctions
“Carter Page, a foreign policy adviser to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, said that when he was in Moscow last summer, ‘something may have come up in a conversation’ with Russians about lifting U.S. sanctions. Page traveled to the Russian capital in July 2016 to give a speech at the New Economic School.” More.
FBI Monitored Former Trump Campaign Adviser Carter Page on Russia
“The FBI obtained a warrant to monitor President Donald Trump’s former campaign adviser, Carter Page, last summer on suspicions he knowingly engaged in clandestine intelligence activities on behalf of Moscow.” More.
