The Russia Connection The FBI had been investigating possible ties between Russia and the Trump campaign since July 2016. They stole emails and documents and provided them to WikiLeaks, which then strategically leaked the documents at times inopportune for the Clinton campaign and opportune for the Trump campaign. HuffPost Illustration/Getty Images New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood. Trump’s one-time campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, directed payments from the foundation to benefit Trump’s campaign in the Iowa caucus in 2016, according to the lawsuit. Maryland Attorney General And District of Columbia Attorney General Sue Trump For Emoluments Clause Violation Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh and District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine sued Trump and his company alleging that his ownership of a hotel in D.C. puts the president in direct violation of the Constitution’s Emoluments Clause.

Source: Huffington Post September 02, 2018 22:41 UTC