New York Times: Trump Campaign Aides Had Repeated Contacts With Russian Intelligence
WASHINGTON — Phone records and intercepted calls show that members of Donald J. Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and other Trump associates had repeated contacts with senior Russian intelligence officials in the year before the election, according to four current and former American officials.
American law enforcement and intelligence agencies intercepted the communications around the same time they were discovering evidence that Russia was trying to disrupt the presidential election by hacking into the Democratic National Committee, three of the officials said. The intelligence agencies then sought to learn whether the Trump campaign was colluding with the Russians on the hacking or other efforts to influence the election.
The officials interviewed in recent weeks said that, so far, they had seen no evidence of such cooperation.
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WNU Editor: Sorry .... but I am not impressed by the news reports that I am reading. The above NYT headline blares one thing .... but when you read the NYT article there is an admission that there is no evidence on intelligence collusion, cooperation, etc. between Trump officials and Russian intel officers. Did Trump officials at some time talked with Russian officials .... no one is denying that. Did these Trump aides knew that they were talking to intelligence officials .... I doubt it. What was discussed .... I would not be surprised if it was on business. Case in point .... I make calls to both Russia and Ukraine everyday .... does that make me a spy?!?!?! LOL .... no. But in today's media world .... I guess I can be labelled and accused of being a spy. As to where will this story go .... President Trump and the main stream media have been at war with each other since the beginning .... but as President Trump starts to implement his policies and agenda I expect this "war" to intensify even more. In short ... we have seen nothing yet.
More News On Reports That Trump Campaign Aides Were In Contact With Russian Intelligence
Trump aides were in constant touch with senior Russian officials during campaign -- CNN
NY Times says Trump campaign had repeated contact with Russian intelligence -- Reuters
Intelligence officials: Trump aides spoke with Russian officials during campaign -- UPI
Damning reports emerge of Trump campaign's frequent talks with Russian intelligence -- The Guardian
Intelligence officials: Trump aides spoke with Russian officials during campaign -- UPI
Trump team in close contact with Russian intelligence ahead of US election: US reports -- ABC News Online
Russia rejects claims of links to Donald Trump's campaign as 'fake news' -- The Guardian
