The Trump White House has strongly denied any campaign connections with Russia, going so far as to enlist intelligence officials to counter that narrative. Top Republicans have backed up the president: This week, House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (Wis.) said he has seen zero evidence of communications between Russia and Team Trump. It gets a little complicated to follow, so here's your cheat sheet to four major investigations that could delve into Trump's relationship (or lack thereof) with Russia. shows piles of Hillary Clinton's emails about Libya during a special investigation in October of the terrorist attacks in Benghazi, Libya. Potential pros: It's the most independent kind of investigation the government can have, because the government is not doing the investigating.

Source: Washington Post March 01, 2017 18:42 UTC