The past few days have brought a growing list of confirmed communications between Trump campaign aides and Russian officials, with each new revelation adding to a cloud of suspicion that hangs over the White House as critics demand an independent investigation. It is unclear why the White House has consistently denied contacts with Russian officials if the meetings that took place were innocuous. Two days later, Kislyak met with Trump advisers Carter Page and J.D. Last month, he told PBS that he had held “no meetings” with any Russian officials during the campaign. Sessions met with Kislyak in his office on Capitol Hill on Sept. 8, as U.S. officials were growing more concerned about Russia’s role in the election.

Source: Washington Post March 04, 2017 00:40 UTC