5 Things You Should Know About the Trump-Russia Allegations
During the presidential election season, Paul Manafort and Carter Page both had to resign from the Trump campaign over their questionable ties to Russia.
Manafort and Page are both subjects of an FBI probe into potential Russian interference in the presidential election. According to CBS News, both men deny any wrongdoing.
"Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort has flatly denied contacting anyone associated with the Russian government," reported CBS.
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"And former foreign policy adviser Carter Page calls allegations that he or the campaign coordinated with Russian operatives 'completely fabricated by paid consultants and private investigators.'"
Earlier this week, Michael Flynn resigned from his post as national security adviser following the surfacing of evidence that he had misled people, including within the administration, regarding communications he had with Russia.
"Flynn is under fire for a discussion he had with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak on the day that the U.S. announced sanctions for cyberhacking that took place during the U.S. election," reported NPR.
"White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer characterized the resignation as being about 'eroding trust' between President Trump and Flynn, rather than a legal issue, and he said it was Trump's decision to have Flynn step down."
NPR also interviewed a U.S. intelligence official who read the transcripts of Flynn's call to the Russian ambassador and determined that Flynn did nothing illegal during the call.
