CNN Reports At Least 16 Trump Associates Had Contacts With Russians During Campaign/Transition
At least 16 associates of Donald Trump had contacts with Russians during the 2016 campaign or transition, according to public statements, court filings, CNN reporting, and reporting from other news outlets.
In the months after the election, Trump and his senior officials repeatedly denied that there had been any contact whatsoever with Russians during the campaign or that there were any ties between the campaign and Russians.
Those named:
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort
Senior Trump campaign official Rick Gates
Former national security adviser Michael Flynn
Trump’s son Donald Trump Jr.
White House senior adviser/Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner
Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos
Former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page
Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions
Trump campaign official JD Gordon
Former Trump campaign adviser Roger Stone
Former Trump campaign aide Michael Caputo
Trump associate Erik Prince
White House official Avi Berkowitz
Former Trump attorney Michael Cohen
White House senior adviser/Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump
Trump business associate Felix Sater.