Trump's team had over 100 contacts with Russian-linked officials, report shows

[UpInArms]

Source: USA Today

WASHINGTON – Members of President Donald Trump's campaign and transition team had more than 100 contacts with Russian-linked officials, according to a new report.

The milestone illustrates the deep ties between members of Trump's circle and the Kremlin. The findings, tracked by the Center for American Progress and its Moscow Project, come amid reports that special counsel Robert Mueller is nearing the conclusion of the two-year investigation into Russian collusion in the 2016 election and possible obstruction of justice by the president.

"This wasn't just one email or call, or one this or that," said Talia Dessel, a research analyst for the left-leaning organization. "Over 100 contacts is really significant because you don't just have 100 contacts with a foreign power if there's nothing going on there."

The number of contacts was raised to 101 this week after it was reported that Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and Rick Gates, a former campaign aide, shared polling data with Manafort's former Russian business partner Konstantin Kilimnik.

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Those within Trump's team who had contacts with Russian-linked officials include Trump's former attorney Michael Cohen, former Trump adviser Roger Stone, the president's son, Donald Trump Jr., former Attorney General Jeff Sessions, former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page, Trump's former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci, and Trump's daughter, Ivanka Trump.

Read more: https://amp.usatoday.com/amp/2530829002

[Botany]

1. 51 Times Trump Officials Denied Contact With Russians

https://themoscowproject.org

36 Indictments.
7 Guilty Pleas.
97+ Contacts.

Threads like this one is why Russia (allegedly) targeted DU in 2016

[GusBob]

2. The speech last night, the wall and the national emergency threat

Distraction city

[littlemissmartypants]

9. Pres-tidigitation. eom

[ffr]

3. Like roaches, those are just the ones we know about.

Look out!

[Midnight Writer]

13. There are also Trump's relationships with Russian interests BEFORE he ran for President.

[Mme. Defarge]

4. Even Scaramucci!

YCMTSU.

[BigmanPigman]

12. He always tries to come across as legit and a straight up guy

just doing his job. Busted!

[mr_lebowski]

5. They forgot George Papa Doc ... far more important than the Mooch ... he's even plead guilty ...

Still, a good article to see, even if they make it sound like it's all 'left-leaning' info, and fail entirely to explain 'what the sources for this info are'.

It would've been 'nice' if the right-wing USA Today ... had explained JUST A LITTLE ... how solid this list of 101 actually IS, by explaining where they 'got the info' ... cause the average wing-nut will read this and go 'Oh, Center for American Progress, Left-Leaning ... FAKE NEWS!'.

But NAAHHH ... Liberal Media? My Ass?!?

Nevertheless, I'm quite certain that in reality, the CFAP can thoroughly back their list of 101 instances with links to major news stories, court-filings, etc ... Hell, I can remember almost 101 myself.

[RockRaven]

6. If you have 100+ contacts, and you aren't f-ing crooked, you don't deny ANY contacts 50+ times

you say "yeah we had some contact, and here's why that's no big deal..."

If you absolutely deny it, you are implicitly agreeing that it is not acceptable. Consciousness of guilt.

[dalton99a]

7. Mostly inquiries about the weather

I presume

[littlemissmartypants]

8. Adoptions. Lots and lots of adoptions. nt

[mastermind]

10. During the cold war, as a ham radio operator, I made contact with quite a few Russian hams

they were so strict about communication that they could only use club stations and only talked about the weather

[Wounded Bear]

11. Well, it's a good thing they didn't collude with any of them...

(did I really need that? )

[Blue_Tires]

14. IMPEACHMENT WHEN

[Farmer-Rick]

15. Over 100 contacts is no longer a secret

it is a well known operation. So why didn't the FBI do something about this?

Why did stupid ass Comey do some stupid piddly letter about Hillary instead of warning everyone about The Traitor Trump and little Putin love nest?

I'm beginning to think that RepubliCONS in the FBI were playing on the Russian team too. They allowed all this crap without warning anyone because they were part of it. It seems to be the only logical conclusion. Or am I blaming the victim? Could our FBI be so incompetent that they did not know this was going on?

[Bernardo de La Paz]

18. Feds might know X is meeting w Y, but only LATER did they find out the MEANING of the meeting. . .nt

[Rizen]

16. He's a traitor and so are Republicans for covering for him.

The Republican controlled house investigation was a sham.

[sarcasmo]

17. Treason level crimes.