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Did Trump Aides Speak With Russian Intelligence Before the Election?

According to <em>The New York Times</em>, the FBI found that several associates of the president had been in contact with Kremlin intelligence officials, despite months of official denials.
Source: Carlo Allegri / Reuters

If the leaks that doomed Michael Flynn were a signal from the intelligence community, perhaps the message they intended to carry was: You ain’t seen nothing yet.

The national security adviser’s abrupt resignation Monday night, which the White House says was a firing, came after it became clear that Flynn had lied to the public and to Vice President Mike Pence, alleging he had not discussed sanctions against Russia’s ambassador, if in some cases merely suggestive, information about further contacts between the Trump team and the Russian government—some of it directly contradicting statements made by Trump aides.

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