Trump and Sessions Denied Knowing About Russian Contacts. Records Suggest Otherwise.

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Source: nytimes

Michael S. Schmidt, Matt Apuzzo and Scott Shane
Nov 2, 2017



WASHINGTON — Standing before reporters in February, President Trump said unequivocally that he knew of nobody from his campaign who was in contact with Russians during the election. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has told the Senate the same thing.

Court documents unsealed this week cast doubt on both statements and raised the possibility that Mr. Sessions could be called back to Congress for further questioning.
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At a March 31, 2016, meeting between Mr. Trump and his foreign policy team, Mr. Papadopoulos introduced himself and said “that he had connections that could help arrange a meeting between then-candidate Trump and President Putin,” according to court records.

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After Mr. Trump was sworn in, he could not escape questions about Russia. At a Feb. 16, 2017, White House news conference, a reporter asked Mr. Trump, “Can you say whether you are aware that anyone who advised your campaign had contacts with Russia during the course of the election?”

“No,” Mr. Trump said. “Nobody that I know of. Nobody.”...............................

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/02/us/politics/trump-jeff-sessions-russia.html?_r=0

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Closing in. closing in. Most of the articles or headline talk of Sessions knowing--this headline links both Sessions AND Trump.





Trump Says He Knew of No Russian Ties. Documents Say Different.
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions and President Trump stated in early 2017 that no campaign advisers had contact with Russians. However, new court documents show that a foreign policy adviser, George Papadopoulos, had contacts that he told them about in 2016.
By A.J. CHAVAR and MARK MAZZETTI on November 2, 2017. Photo by Stephen Crowley/The New York Times. Watch in Times Video »

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Trump and Sessions Denied Knowing About Russian Contacts. Records Suggest Otherwise.
Michael S. Schmidt, Matt Apuzzo and Scott Shane



..................At a March 31, 2016, meeting between Mr. Trump and his foreign policy team, Mr. Papadopoulos introduced himself and said “that he had connections that could help arrange a meeting between then-candidate Trump and President Putin,” according to court records.

“He went into the pitch right away,” said J. D. Gordon, a campaign adviser who attended the meeting. “He said he had a friend in London, the Russian ambassador, who could help set up a meeting with Putin.”

Mr. Trump listened with interest. Mr. Sessions vehemently opposed the idea, Mr. Gordon recalled. “And he said that no one should talk about it because it might leak,” he said.

Several of Mr. Trump’s campaign advisers attended the March 2016 meeting, and at least two of those advisers are now in the White House: Hope Hicks, the communications director, and Stephen Miller, a senior policy adviser.

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6. Wasn't Miss Hicks interviewed by Special Counsel recently?

If my memory is correct that young lady has a decision to make.

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7. She is set to be interviewed "mid November" by Special Counsel

Per this article all of WH staff will have been interviewed by Thanksgiving

http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/31/politics/hope-hicks-mueller-special-counsel-interview/index.html

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8. Ah.. Thanks

Derp. I remembered her name and word interview, but apparently not much else.