The FBI is investigating possible coordination between people associated with the Trump campaign and Russian authorities during the 2016 election. The U.S. intelligence community has said it is confident that the Russian government directed hacking operations and “intended to interfere with the U.S. election process.” Here are some of the high-profile people who have been drawn into the investigation:
⬤ = Trump's team ⬤ = Russian officials
◯ = Has agreed to testify before Congress*
Donald Trump U.S. president Michael Flynn Former National Security Advisor Jeff Sessions U.S. Attorney General and former senator Sergey Kislyak Russian ambassador to the U.S. Sergey N. Gorkov Chief of Russian bank Vnesheconombank Oleg Deripaska Russian aluminum billionare Roger Stone Informal Trump advisor and confidante Paul Manafort Former Trump campaign manager Carter Page Former campaign foreign policy advisor Jared Kushner Trump's senior advisor and son-in-law Donald Trump U.S. president Michael Flynn Former National Security Advisor Jeff Sessions U.S. Attorney General and former senator Sergey Kislyak Russian ambassador to the U.S. Sergey N. Gorkov Chief of Russian bank Vnesheconombank Oleg Deripaska Russian aluminum billionare Roger Stone Informal Trump advisor and confidante Paul Manafort Former Trump campaign manager Carter Page Former campaign foreign policy advisor Jared Kushner U.S. Senior Advisor and Trump's son-in-law Connections Served as one of Trump ’s main campaign foreign policy advisers and surrogates. After the election, was appointed as White House National Security Advisor. Resigned three weeks into the administration after news reports disclosed that he had spoken with Kislyak in the weeks before Trump took office and had misled Vice President Mike Pence and others about the conversations. Was Trump ’s chief backer in the Senate and a main advisor during the campaign. Met with Kislyak in July and September, but during his confirmation hearing to be Attorney General said he had not met with Russian officials. After news of those meetings became public, Sessions recused himself from the Justice Department investigation of Russian involvement in the election. May have been paid millions of dollars by a pro-Russia political party in Ukraine. Represented Oleg Deripaska , a close ally of President Vladimir Putin, in business and personal matters. Claimed direct communications with Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, but later said the contacts were through a mutual friend. He twice correctly predicted the release of private documents by WikiLeaks. Once ran a political lobbying firm together. Manafort left Trump ’s campaign in August after his Ukranian connections became an issue. Has known Trump for years and worked as his lawyer in New York. Served as a main contact with foreign officials during Trump ’s presidential campaign. Kushner volunteered to answer questions before the Senate Intelligence Committee regarding his meetings with Russian officials, including Kislyak . Kushner met with Gorkov at Kislyak 's request. Gorkov has close ties with the Putin government and his bank is under U.S. sanctions that were imposed after the Russian takeover of Crimea. Early in the campaign, Trump called Page a foreign policy advisor, but later said he had been “a very low-level member” for a short time. Met with Kislyak during the Republican National Convention in July and traveled to Russia that month. Has had extensive business dealings in Russia, especially with companies in its oil and gas industry. Michael Flynn Jeff Sessions Paul Manafort Jared Kushner Carter Page Roger Stone Was Trump ’s chief backer in the Senate and a main advisor during the campaign. Met with Kislyak in July and September, but during his confirmation hearing to be Attorney General said he had not met with Russian officials. After news of those meetings became public, Sessions recused himself from the Justice Department investigation of Russian involvement in the election. Served as a main contact with foreign officials during Trump ’s presidential campaign. Kushner volunteered to answer questions before the Senate Intelligence Committee regarding his meetings with Russian officials, including Kislyak . Jeff Sessions Served as one of Trump ’s main campaign foreign policy advisers and surrogates. After the election, was appointed as White House National Security Advisor. Resigned three weeks into the administration after news reports disclosed that he had spoken with Kislyak in the weeks before Trump took office and had misled Vice President Mike Pence and others about the conversations. Michael Flynn Early in the campaign, Trump called Page a foreign policy advisor, but later said he had been “a very low-level member” for a short time. Met with Kislyak during the Republican National Convention in July and traveled to Russia that month. Has had extensive business dealings in Russia, especially with companies in its oil and gas industry. Carter Page Claimed direct communications with Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, but later said the contacts were through a mutual friend. He twice correctly predicted the release of private documents by WikiLeaks. Once ran a political lobbying firm together. May have been paid millions of dollars by a pro-Russia political party in Ukraine. Represented Oleg Deripaska , a close ally of President Vladimir Putin, in business and personal matters. Manafort left Trump ’s campaign in August after his Ukranian connections became an issue. He’s known Trump for years and worked as his lawyer in New York. Paul Manafort Roger Stone Jared Kushner Kushner met with Gorkov at Kislyak 's request. Gorkov has close ties with the Putin government and his bank is under U.S. sanctions that were imposed after the Russian takeover of Crimea. *Michael Flynn has been seeking immunity from prosecution in return for testifying to the House and Senate intelligence committees, a congressional official confirmed Thursday.
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