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Trump and associates had over 100 contacts with Russians before taking office: NY Times
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/427082-trump-and-associates-had-over-100-contacts-with-russians-before-takingPresident Trump and at least 17 of his campaign officials and advisers had contacts with Russian nationals and WikiLeaks or their intermediaries before his inauguration, according to an analysis published by The New York Times on Saturday.
Then-candidate Trump had at least six contacts before the Republican National Convention (RNC) in July 2016, according to the analysis. One contact included signing a letter of intent to develop Trump Tower in Moscow, the Times reported.
Aras Agalarov, a Russian billionaire who hosted the Miss Universe pageant in Moscow with Trump, reached out to Trump several times before the RNC convention. Agalarov's son, Emin, reportedly also contacted Trump on multiple occasions.
Agalarov sent a letter to Trump shortly after the primaries began expressing “great interest” in his campaign, the Times noted.
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