Congress must investigate Trump's potential Russian ties

The president's ties to Russia don't end with him, however; they trickle down into his administration. As in the campaign, President [Trump] continues to surround himself with advisers that have expansive and well-documented financial entanglements to Russia. Recently, The New York Times r...

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Published inThe Philadelphia tribune (1884) Vol. 133; no. 31
Main Author Thompson, Bennie G
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Philadelphia, Pa Philadelphia Tribune 03.03.2017
Subjects
Bills
Elections
Investigations
Leadership
Manafort, Paul
National security
Presidents
United States > US
Russia
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Summary:The president's ties to Russia don't end with him, however; they trickle down into his administration. As in the campaign, President [Trump] continues to surround himself with advisers that have expansive and well-documented financial entanglements to Russia. Recently, The New York Times reported that phone records show Trump associates communicated with senior Russian intelligence officials throughout the campaign, including his former campaign chair Paul Manafort, who is known to have involvements in multimillion-dollar business deals with [Vladimir Putin] allies in Ukraine. Additionally, [Michael Flynn] was forced to resign following information revealing that he had lied about privately discussing U.S. sanctions against Russia with the Russian ambassador to the United States before Trump took office, a potentially illegal act. It has since been reported that White House officials were made aware of Flynn's actions and made no effort to correct the record. It was only after leaks to the public that President Trump's hand was forced, raising concerns regarding the ability of this White House to maintain honest and open communication with the American people.
ISSN:0746-956X