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Investigators probe Trump knowledge of campaign's Russia dealings: sources
#POLITICSNOVEMBER 10, 2017 / 11:29 PM
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Special counsel Robert Muellers team has questioned Sam Clovis, co-chairman of President Donald Trumps election campaign, to determine if Trump or top aides knew of the extent of the campaign teams contacts with Russia, two sources familiar with the investigation said on Friday. The focus of the questions put to Clovis by Muellers team has not been previously reported.
The ultimate question Mueller is after is whether candidate Trump and then President-elect Trump knew of the discussions going on with Russia, and who approved or even directed them, said one source. That is still just a question. ... Contacted late on Friday, the White House declined to comment.
One of the sources described Clovis as another domino after former campaign foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI over his own contacts with Russians during the 2016 election campaign.
The investigators now know what Papadopoulos was doing on the Russian front, which he initially tried to conceal, and who he told that to, said the other source. Now [they] want to know whether Clovis and others reported these activities and others related to Russia, and if so, to whom, this source said.
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NEW! Investigators probe Trump knowledge of campaign's Russia dealings: sources (Original Post)
KelleyKramer
Nov 2017
OP
The ultimate question for Trump: What did Trump know and when did he know it.
riversedge
Nov 2017
#1
riversedge
(70,242 posts)1. The ultimate question for Trump: What did Trump know and when did he know it.
KelleyKramer
(8,969 posts)2. There you go, we are about there
This is close to the turning point
Put your seat belt on and get the popcorn ready, the show is about to begin
Brogrizzly
(145 posts)3. I'd advise against driving and eating popcorn at the same tme ;)
But I get your point, will be interesting to see how this all plays out.
meow2u3
(24,764 posts)4. The most pertinent question is..
bucolic_frolic
(43,182 posts)5. The idea that he was unaware is ridiculous
He may have used his family as arms-length surrogates, which is even worse than Nixon
Family members did this without Donald Trump's knowledge? With all those business dealings
he's had in Russia? He didn't know what was going on?
Impossible. Absolutely impossible.
Unless he's a brainwashed asset.
Irish_Dem
(47,131 posts)6. Trump knew, his underlings ran to him and bragged about all of it.
To curry favor.
L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)7. K & R