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Timeline: What we know about the Trump campaign, his White House and Russia
Source: CNN
Washington (CNN)Paul Manafort, Michael Flynn and other former aides are in the hot seat for their interactions with Russia over the course of the presidential campaign, transition and new administration. So what do we know happened when?
2016
March 28: Then-candidate Donald Trump hires Manafort to head his delegate efforts for his Republican primary campaign.
May 19: Trump, now the presumptive GOP nominee, gives Manafort a promotion: campaign chairman and chief strategist.
June 20: After Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski is abruptly fired, Manafort emerges as Trump's top campaign official.
July 27: As the Republican nominee for president, Trump publicly calls on Russia to hack Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton's private emails.
August 14: The New York Times reports on $12.7 million in secret cash payments earmarked for Manafort from a pro-Russian political party in Ukraine.
Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/16/politics/trump-russia-timeline/index.html?sr=twCNN021617trump-russia-timeline1220PMVODtopLink&linkId=34566646
A handy resource to keep track of it all!
