Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid EmailDonald Trump's campaign adviser drunkenly bragged to an Australian diplomat that Russia had political dirt on Hillary Clinton , it emerged yesterday. The conversation between George Papadopoulos and diplomat Alexander Downer in London was a driving factor behind the FBI's Russia probe, the New York Times reported . It was the first criminal charge alleging links between the Trump campaign and Russia. The federal investigation, which is now being led by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, has hung over Trump's White House since he took office almost a year ago. (Image: AFP)Trump's White House attorney, Ty Cobb, declined to comment on the New York Times report.

Source: Daily Mirror December 31, 2017 01:18 UTC