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A Quick Look at the Ties Between Trump Officials and Russia
By JASMINE C. LEE and KAREN YOURISH DEC. 1, 2017

President Donald J. Trump and people associated with his campaign and transition
team originally denied having contact with Russian officials before he took office.
Here is what we know now about those connections.

At least eight people spoke with Russian officials or business people during the
2016 presidential campaign and transition.

Donald Trump Jr.

Eldest son

Jared Kushner
Son-in-law and adviser

Michael T. Flynn
Former national security adviser

Jeff Sessions
Attorney general

Paul J. Manafort
Former campaign chairman

Michael D. Cohen
Longtime lawyer

George Papadopoulos
Former campaign adviser

Carter Page
Former campaign adviser
Two of them were told that Russians wanted to share damaging information about
Hillary Clinton to help Mr. Trumps campaign.

Donald Trump Jr.

Eldest son

George Papadopoulos
Former campaign adviser
Three people in Mr. Trumps inner circle attended a meeting with Russians that
resulted from one of those conversations.

Donald Trump Jr.

Eldest son

Jared Kushner
Son-in-law and adviser
Paul J. Manafort
Former campaign chairman
As a result of the special counsel investigation led by Robert S. Mueller III, two
former officials pleaded guilty to lying to the F.B.I. about conversations with
Russians.

Michael T. Flynn
Former national security adviser

George Papadopoulos
Former campaign adviser
Two others were charged with crimes, but the crimes were not linked to the campaign
in court documents. They pleaded not guilty.

Paul J. Manafort
Former campaign chairman

Rick Gates
Former campaign adviser
The Trump White House
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