{"id":2,"date":"2022-11-03T22:48:27","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T22:48:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2024-03-23T22:35:18","modified_gmt":"2024-03-23T22:35:18","slug":"russia-gate-net","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia-Gate.net"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2\" class=\"elementor elementor-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cb08528 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cb08528\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c479b33\" data-id=\"6c479b33\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1290cf23 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1290cf23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 20-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>A Timeline of Trump-Russia Connections<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:timeline-express\/timeline-block {\"announcementLimit\":\"0\"} --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-timeline-express-timeline-block\">\t\t\t<section id=\"cd-timeline\" class=\"cd-container timeline-express\">\n\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block june 01 2005 announcement-no-image announcement-6\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/before-trump-job-paul-manafort-worked-to-aid-putin\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#000000;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"06\/2005 &#8211; Before Trump job, Paul Manafort worked to aid Putin\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t06\/2005 &#8211; Before Trump job, Paul Manafort worked to aid Putin\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Future Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort secretly worked for a Russian billionaire with a plan to \u201cgreatly benefit the Putin Government.\u201d Manafort proposed in a confidential strategy plan as early as June 2005 that he would influence politics, business dealings and news coverage inside the United States, Europe and former Soviet republics to benefit President Vladimir Putin\u2019s government. Manafort eventually signed a $10 million annual contract beginning in 2006. Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/before-trump-job-paul-manafort-worked-to-aid-putin\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block november 01 2007 announcement-no-image announcement-7\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/paul-manafort-firm-received-ukraine-payouts-from-a-pro-russian-political-party-in-2007-2009\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#000000;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"11\/2007 &#8211; Paul Manafort firm received Ukraine payouts from a pro-Russian political party in 2007 &#038; 2009\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t11\/2007 &#8211; Paul Manafort firm received Ukraine payouts from a pro-Russian political party in 2007 &#038; 2009\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Ukrainian investigators called it evidence of off-the-books payments from a pro-Russian political party \u2014 and part of a larger pattern of corruption under the country\u2019s former president. Manafort worked for the party as an international political consultant. A $455,249 payment in November 2007 also matches the amount in the ledger. Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/paul-manafort-firm-received-ukraine-payouts-from-a-pro-russian-political-party-in-2007-2009\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block september 15 2008 announcement-no-image announcement-8\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/donald-trump-jr-russians-make-up-a-pretty-disproportionate-cross-section-of-a-lot-of-our-assets\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#dd3333;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"09\/15\/2008 &#8211; Donald Trump Jr. \u201cRussians make up a pretty disproportionate cross-section of a lot of our assets\u2026\u201d\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t09\/15\/2008 &#8211; Donald Trump Jr. \u201cRussians make up a pretty disproportionate cross-section of a lot of our assets\u2026\u201d\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>At the recent Cityscape USA\u2019s Bridging US and the Emerging Real Estate Markets Conference held in Manhattan, Don Jr. (as he is fondly called) revealed his company\u2019s serious intent in getting into the emerging markets world over. Trump said: \u201cThe emerging world in general attributes such brand premium to real estate that we are looking all over the place, primarily Russia.\u201d \u201cGiven what I\u2019ve seen in Russia\u2019s real estate market as of late relative to some of the emerging markets, the country seems to have a lot more natural strength, especially in the high-end sector where people focus on price per square-meter,\u201d he said. \u201cIn Russia, I really prefer Moscow over all cities in the world. Unlike other countries in the world, this country has five major cities where people would at least be happy being close to living in the metro. \u201cIn Russia, if one has made money anywhere in the country, you would want your&#8230;<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/donald-trump-jr-russians-make-up-a-pretty-disproportionate-cross-section-of-a-lot-of-our-assets\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block january 01 2010 announcement-no-image announcement-10\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/russian-government-bank-financed-asset-sale-with-trump-partner\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#eeee22;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"2010 &#8211; Russian government bank financed asset sale with Trump partner\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t2010 &#8211; Russian government bank financed asset sale with Trump partner\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>A state-run Russian bank financed an asset sale in 2010 involving President Trump\u2019s partner in a Toronto hotel. Trump\u2019s partner, Russian-Canadian developer Alexander Schnaider, pumped money into Trump\u2019s Toronto hotel after selling his company\u2019s share in a Ukrainian steelmaker. The Russian bank Vnesheconombank (VEB) provided the money for the sale, according to the Journal \u2014 a transaction worth about $850 million. The buyer has not been publicly identified, but two sources familiar with the matter told the Journal that the money&#8230;<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/russian-government-bank-financed-asset-sale-with-trump-partner\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block january 01 2013 announcement-no-image announcement-11\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/carter-page-met-with-a-russian-spy\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#8224e3;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"Early 2013 &#8211; Carter Page Met With A Russian Spy\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\tEarly 2013 &#8211; Carter Page Met With A Russian Spy\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Carter Page told BuzzFeed News that he had been in contact with at least one Russian spy working undercover out of Moscow\u2019s UN office in 2013. Carter Page met with a Russian intelligence operative named Victor Podobnyy, who was later charged by the US government alongside two others for acting as unregistered agents of a foreign government. The charges, filed in January 2015, came after federal investigators busted a Russian spy ring that was seeking information on US sanctions as well as efforts to develop alternative energy. Page is an&#8230;<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/carter-page-met-with-a-russian-spy\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block august 01 2013 announcement-no-image announcement-16\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/08-2013-eric-trump-we-have-all-the-funding-we-need-out-of-russia\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#000000;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"08\/2013 \u2013 Eric Trump: \u201cWe have all the funding we need out of Russia.\u201d\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t08\/2013 \u2013 Eric Trump: \u201cWe have all the funding we need out of Russia.\u201d\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Journalist James Dodson asks Donald Trump: \u2018What are you using to pay for these courses?\u2019 And he [Trump] just sort of tossed off that he had access to $100 million.\u201d \u201cSo when I got in the cart with Eric [Trump],\u201d Dodson says, \u201cas we were setting off, I said, \u2018Eric, who\u2019s funding? I know no banks \u2014 because of the recession, the Great Recession \u2014 have touched a golf course. You know, no one\u2019s funding any kind of golf construction. It\u2019s dead in the water the last four or five years.\u2019 And this is what he said. He said, \u2018Well, we don\u2019t rely on American banks. We have all the funding we need out of Russia.\u2019 I said, \u2018Really?\u2019 And he said, \u2018Oh, yeah. We\u2019ve got some guys that really, really love golf, and they\u2019re really invested in our programs. We just go there all the time.&#8217;\u201d Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/08-2013-eric-trump-we-have-all-the-funding-we-need-out-of-russia\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block november 09 2013 announcement-no-image announcement-15\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/11-09-2013-trump-i-have-a-great-relationship-with-many-russians\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#eeee22;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"11\/09\/2013 \u2013 Trump: \u201cI have a great relationship with many Russians\u201d\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t11\/09\/2013 \u2013 Trump: \u201cI have a great relationship with many Russians\u201d\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The last time Donald Trump made an appearance in Moscow was November 2013 for the Miss Universe contest he famously owned. It was a glittering event filled with carefully choreographed photographs and parties. Then another, more private, invitation arrived: Come to Nobu [restaurant] to meet more than a dozen of Russia\u2019s top businessmen, including Herman Gref, the chief executive officer of state-controlled Sberbank PJSC, Russia\u2019s biggest bank. Gref, who was President Vladimir Putin\u2019s economy minister from 2000 to 2007, organized the meeting together with Aras Agalarov, the founder&#8230;<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/11-09-2013-trump-i-have-a-great-relationship-with-many-russians\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block february 01 2014 announcement-no-image announcement-171\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/february-2014-ivanka-trump-and-jared-kushner-visit-russian-oligarchs\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#eeee22;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"February 2014 &#8211; Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner visit Russian Oligarchs\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\tFebruary 2014 &#8211; Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner visit Russian Oligarchs\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner visit Russia and are hosted by Dasha Zhukova, wife of Russian Oligarch Roman Abramovich. Abramovich is the richest man in Russia with close ties to Putin. In fact, Abramovich advised former Russian President Boris Yeltsin to appoint Putin as his successor.<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/february-2014-ivanka-trump-and-jared-kushner-visit-russian-oligarchs\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block april 11 2014 announcement-no-image announcement-17\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/04-11-2014-pentagon-warned-michael-flynn-in-2014-against-taking-foreign-payments\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#dd3333;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"04\/11\/2014 \u2013 Pentagon warned Michael Flynn in 2014 against taking foreign payments\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t04\/11\/2014 \u2013 Pentagon warned Michael Flynn in 2014 against taking foreign payments\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Former national security adviser Michael Flynn was warned by the Defense Intelligence Agency in 2014 against accepting foreign payments as he entered retirement. Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/04-11-2014-pentagon-warned-michael-flynn-in-2014-against-taking-foreign-payments\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block july 31 2015 announcement-no-image announcement-20\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/07-31-2015-donald-trump-id-get-along-very-well-with-vladimir-putin\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#eeee22;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"07\/31\/2015 \u2013 Donald Trump: \u201cI\u2019d get along very well with Vladimir Putin\u201d\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t07\/31\/2015 \u2013 Donald Trump: \u201cI\u2019d get along very well with Vladimir Putin\u201d\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Presidential candidate and businessman Donald Trump predicted Thursday he would \u201cget along very well with Vladimir Putin,\u201d Russia\u2019s president who is often at odds with the current administration. He explained that he had been to Russia during when he had a \u201cmajor business\u201dthere and said he \u201chad a great relationship with the people of Russia.\u201d Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/07-31-2015-donald-trump-id-get-along-very-well-with-vladimir-putin\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block august 01 2015 announcement-no-image announcement-21\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/08-2015-michael-flynn-goes-to-new-york-to-meet-trump-for-the-first-time\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#000000;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"08\/2015 \u2013 Michael Flynn goes to New York to meet Trump for the first time.\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t08\/2015 \u2013 Michael Flynn goes to New York to meet Trump for the first time.\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>In August, 2015, Flynn went to New York to meet Trump for the first time. They were scheduled to talk for thirty minutes; the conversation lasted ninety. Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/08-2015-michael-flynn-goes-to-new-york-to-meet-trump-for-the-first-time\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block september 01 2015 announcement-no-image announcement-23\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/09-2015-computer-system-belonging-to-the-d-n-c-compromised-by-hackers-linked-to-the-russian-government\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#dd9933;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"09\/2015 \u2013 Computer system belonging to the D.N.C. compromised by hackers linked to the Russian government.\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t09\/2015 \u2013 Computer system belonging to the D.N.C. compromised by hackers linked to the Russian government.\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>At least one computer system belonging to the D.N.C. had been compromised by hackers federal investigators had named \u201cthe Dukes,\u201d a cyberespionage team linked to the Russian government. Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/09-2015-computer-system-belonging-to-the-d-n-c-compromised-by-hackers-linked-to-the-russian-government\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block october 01 2015 announcement-no-image announcement-24\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/2015-british-spies-were-first-to-spot-trump-teams-links-with-russia\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#dd3333;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"2015 \u2013 British spies were first to spot Trump team\u2019s links with Russia\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t2015 \u2013 British spies were first to spot Trump team\u2019s links with Russia\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Britain\u2019s spy agencies played a crucial role in alerting their counterparts in Washington to contacts between members of Donald Trump\u2019s campaign team and Russian intelligence operatives. GCHQ first became aware in late 2015 of suspicious \u201cinteractions\u201d between figures connected to Trump and known or suspected Russian agents. The European countries that passed on electronic intelligence \u2013 known as sigint \u2013 included Germany, Estonia and Poland. Australia, a member of the \u201cFive Eyes\u201d spying alliance that also includes the US, UK, Canada and New Zealand, also relayed material. Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/2015-british-spies-were-first-to-spot-trump-teams-links-with-russia\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block december 10 2015 announcement-no-image announcement-25\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/12-10-2015-michael-flynn-gives-paid-speech-for-russias-state-owned-television-network\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#dd3333;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"12\/10\/2015 \u2013 Michael Flynn gives paid speech for Russia\u2019s state-owned television network\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t12\/10\/2015 \u2013 Michael Flynn gives paid speech for Russia\u2019s state-owned television network\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>On December 10, 2015, Retired Lt. Gen Michael Flynn attended a gala dinner in Moscow in honor of RT TV (formerly \u201cRussia Today\u201d), a Russian government-owned English-language media outlet on which he made semi-regular appearances as an analyst after he retired from U.S. government service. Before the gala, Flynn gave a paid talk on world affairs. Flynn was paid $33,750 for the appearance. Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/12-10-2015-michael-flynn-gives-paid-speech-for-russias-state-owned-television-network\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block december 17 2015 announcement-no-image announcement-18\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/12-17-2015-putin-says-trump-is-absolute-leader-in-u-s-presidential-race\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#000000;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"12\/17\/2015 \u2013 Putin says Trump is \u2018absolute leader\u2019 in U.S. presidential race\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t12\/17\/2015 \u2013 Putin says Trump is \u2018absolute leader\u2019 in U.S. presidential race\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin found a moment Thursday during a wide-ranging news conference to offer a strong endorsement of Republican front-runner Donald Trump, calling the billionaire presidential candidate the \u201cabsolute leader in the presidential race.\u201d \u201cHe\u2019s a very lively man, talented without doubt,\u201d Putin said when journalists approached him after the news conference and asked about Trump. \u201cHe\u2019s saying he wants to go to another level of relations \u2014 closer, deeper relations with Russia. How can we not welcome that? Of course we welcome that.\u201d Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/12-17-2015-putin-says-trump-is-absolute-leader-in-u-s-presidential-race\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block december 18 2015 announcement-no-image announcement-19\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/12-18-2015-roger-stone-starts-new-pro-trump-super-pac\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#000000;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"12\/18\/2015 \u2013 Roger Stone Starts New Pro-Trump Super PAC\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t12\/18\/2015 \u2013 Roger Stone Starts New Pro-Trump Super PAC\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>A former top adviser to Donald Trump has launched a pro-Trump Super PAC to attack Republican rivals, specifically competitor Marco Rubio, who has quickly become one of Trump\u2019s most threatening rivals in the 2016 presidential race. Roger Stone, a leading Republican operative who earlier this year cut ties with the official Trump campaign, launched the Committee to Restore America\u2019s Greatness, borrowing the language from Trump\u2019s Reagan-era slogan, \u201cMake America Great Again.\u201d Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/12-18-2015-roger-stone-starts-new-pro-trump-super-pac\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block february 29 2016 announcement-no-image announcement-27\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/02-29-2016-former-pentagon-spokesman-jd-gordon-is-endorsing-donald-trump\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#dd3333;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"02\/29\/2016 \u2013 Former Pentagon Spokesman, JD Gordon, is Endorsing Donald Trump\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t02\/29\/2016 \u2013 Former Pentagon Spokesman, JD Gordon, is Endorsing Donald Trump\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>A former Pentagon spokesman and Mike Huckabee adviser is endorsing Donald Trump\u2019s presidential bid, he told The Hill Monday. Cmdr. J.D. Gordon served four years as a spokesman under Defense Secretaries Donald Rumsfeld and Robert Gates. Gordon says that he\u2019s offered his foreign policy experience to the campaign. In March 2016, JD Gordon joined the Trump campaign as the Director of National Security, managing the National Security Advisory Committee under its Chairman, Senator Jeff Sessions (R. \u2013 Ala.). Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/02-29-2016-former-pentagon-spokesman-jd-gordon-is-endorsing-donald-trump\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block march 01 2016 announcement-no-image announcement-29\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/03-2016-in-march-2016-a-second-russian-hacking-group-targeted-the-dnc\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#dd9933;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"03\/2016 \u2013 In March 2016 a second Russian hacking group targeted the DNC\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t03\/2016 \u2013 In March 2016 a second Russian hacking group targeted the DNC\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Top Democrat\u2019s emails hacked by Russia Russian hackers were able to access thousands of emails from a top-ranking Democrat\u2026 The revelation gives further credence to the CIA\u2019s finding last week that the Kremlin deliberately intervened in the US presidential election to help Donald Trump. The president-elect has angrily denied the CIA\u2019s assessment, calling it \u201cridiculous\u201d. Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/03-2016-in-march-2016-a-second-russian-hacking-group-targeted-the-dnc\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block march 03 2016 announcement-no-image announcement-28\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/03-03-2016-trump-names-jeff-sessions-chairman-of-national-security-committee\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#000000;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"03\/03\/2016 \u2013 Trump names Jeff Sessions chairman of national security committee\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t03\/03\/2016 \u2013 Trump names Jeff Sessions chairman of national security committee\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Donald Trump has named Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) the chairman of his national security advisory committee. Sessions, who became the first senator to endorse Trump earlier this week, will advise the candidate on matters of foreign policy and national security. Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/03-03-2016-trump-names-jeff-sessions-chairman-of-national-security-committee\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block march 21 2016 announcement-no-image announcement-30\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/03-21-2016-trump-lists-carter-page-among-his-foreign-policy-team\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#8224e3;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"03\/21\/2016 \u2013 Trump lists Carter Page among his foreign policy team\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t03\/21\/2016 \u2013 Trump lists Carter Page among his foreign policy team\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>During an interview with The Washington Post\u2019s editorial board on March 21, 2016, then-presidential candidate Donald Trump named Carter Page as one of his foreign policy advisory team members. The FBI obtained a secret court order summer 2016 to monitor Page\u2019s communications. Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/03-21-2016-trump-lists-carter-page-among-his-foreign-policy-team\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block april 01 2016 announcement-no-image announcement-31\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/04-2016-the-defense-intelligence-agency-didnt-know-former-director-mike-flynn-had-been-paid-nearly-34000-by-a-russian-state-media-outlet-when-it-renewed-his-security-clearance-in\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#dd3333;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"04\/2016 \u2013 The Defense Intelligence Agency didn\u2019t know former director Mike Flynn had been paid nearly $34,000 by a Russian state media outlet when it renewed his security clearance in April 2016\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t04\/2016 \u2013 The Defense Intelligence Agency didn\u2019t know former director Mike Flynn had been paid nearly $34,000 by a Russian state media outlet when it renewed his security clearance in April 2016\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Flynn had disclosed the December 2015 trip to Moscow to the DIA, but he never told them he was paid by RT, the official said. The Defense Department inspector general is now investigating whether Flynn broke the rules. The U.S. Constitution forbids retired generals from accepting foreign payments without permission. Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/04-2016-the-defense-intelligence-agency-didnt-know-former-director-mike-flynn-had-been-paid-nearly-34000-by-a-russian-state-media-outlet-when-it-renewed-his-security-clearance-in\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block april 07 2016 announcement-no-image announcement-166\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/april-2016-jared-kuschner-meets-with-russian-ambassador\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#000000;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"April 2016 &#8211; Jared Kuschner meets with Russian Ambassador\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\tApril 2016 &#8211; Jared Kuschner meets with Russian Ambassador\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Kushner met then-Russian ambassador to the U.S., Sergey Kislyak, during a campaign event at the Mayflower Hotel. Kushner claims they\u00a0only exchanged brief pleasantries in the meeting.<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/april-2016-jared-kuschner-meets-with-russian-ambassador\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block may 01 2016 announcement-no-image announcement-34\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/summer-2016-cia-director-alerted-fbi-to-pattern-of-contacts-between-russian-officials-and-trump-campaign-associates\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#81d742;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"Summer 2016 \u2013 CIA director alerted FBI to pattern of contacts between Russian officials and Trump campaign associates\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\tSummer 2016 \u2013 CIA director alerted FBI to pattern of contacts between Russian officials and Trump campaign associates\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>CIA director John Brennan alerted the FBI to a troubling pattern of contacts between Russian officials and associates of the Trump campaign in the Summer of 2016. Brennan: \u201cI encountered and am aware of information and intelligence that revealed contacts and interactions between Russian officials and US persons involved in the Trump campaign.\u201d [00:31:55] Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/summer-2016-cia-director-alerted-fbi-to-pattern-of-contacts-between-russian-officials-and-trump-campaign-associates\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block june 01 2016 announcement-no-image announcement-170\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/june-2016-meeting-between-trump-campaign-and-key-russian-figures\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#dd3333;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"June 2016 &#8211; Meeting between Trump Campaign and key Russian figures\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\tJune 2016 &#8211; Meeting between Trump Campaign and key Russian figures\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>In June 2016, at Trump Tower, Jared Kushner and and top Trump campaign officials meet with an army of key Russian figures, including: Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya. Russian-American lobbyist Rinat Akhmetshin. Russian-American businessman Ike Kaveladze. This was the infamous meeting arranged after Donald Trump Jr. was told the Russian government wanted to pass along damaging information about Hillary Clinton as part of its pro-Trump efforts. Veselnitskaya is connected with the Putin-appointed Russian Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika, as they&#8217;ve worked together&#8230;<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/june-2016-meeting-between-trump-campaign-and-key-russian-figures\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block june 15 2016 announcement-no-image announcement-32\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/06-15-2016-house-majority-leader-to-colleagues-i-think-putin-pays-trump\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#eeee22;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"06\/15\/2016 \u2013 House majority leader to colleagues: \u2018I think Putin pays\u2019 Trump\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t06\/15\/2016 \u2013 House majority leader to colleagues: \u2018I think Putin pays\u2019 Trump\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>\u201cThere\u2019s two people I think Putin pays: Rohrabacher and Trump,\u201d Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said, according to a recording of the June 15, 2016, exchange, which was listened to and verified by The Washington Post. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher is a Californian Republican known in Congress as a fervent defender of Putin and Russia. \u201cThere\u2019s . . . there\u2019s two people I think Putin pays: Rohrabacher and Trump,\u201d McCarthy said, drawing some laughter. \u201cSwear to God,\u201d McCarthy added. [Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.)] \u201cThis is an off the record,\u201d Paul Ryan said. Some lawmakers laughed at that. Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/06-15-2016-house-majority-leader-to-colleagues-i-think-putin-pays-trump\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block july 05 2016 announcement-no-image announcement-33\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/07-05-2016-trump-campaign-approved-carter-pages-trip-to-moscow\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#8224e3;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"07\/05\/2016 \u2013 Trump campaign approved Carter Page\u2019s trip to Moscow\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t07\/05\/2016 \u2013 Trump campaign approved Carter Page\u2019s trip to Moscow\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Donald Trump\u2019s former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski approved foreign policy adviser Carter Page\u2019s now-infamous trip to Moscow last summer on the condition that he would not be an official representative of the campaign. A few weeks before he traveled to Moscow to give a July 7 speech, Page asked J.D. Gordon, his supervisor on the Trump campaign\u2019s National Security Advisory Committee, for permission to make the trip, and Gordon strongly advised against it. Page was told by Lewandowski that he could make the trip, but not as an official representative of the campaign. Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/07-05-2016-trump-campaign-approved-carter-pages-trip-to-moscow\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block july 07 2016 announcement-no-image announcement-35\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/07-07-2016-trumps-russia-adviser-carter-page-criticizes-u-s-for-hypocritical-focus-on-democratization\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#8224e3;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"07\/07\/2016 \u2013 Trump\u2019s Russia adviser (Carter Page) criticizes U.S. for \u2018hypocritical focus on democratization\u2019\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t07\/07\/2016 \u2013 Trump\u2019s Russia adviser (Carter Page) criticizes U.S. for \u2018hypocritical focus on democratization\u2019\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>An American foreign-policy adviser to Donald Trump chided the United States on Thursday for an \u201coften-hypocritical focus on democratization, inequality, corruption and regime change\u201d in its dealings with Russia, China and Central Asia. Carter Page, an energy executive tapped by the presumptive Republican nominee\u2019s campaign for his business experience in the former Soviet Union, told students and journalists gathered in a Moscow lecture hall that Washington had missed opportunities to work with leaders such as Russia\u2019s Vladimir Putin and China\u2019s Xi Jinping&#8230;<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/07-07-2016-trumps-russia-adviser-carter-page-criticizes-u-s-for-hypocritical-focus-on-democratization\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block july 10 2016 announcement-no-image announcement-36\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/07-2016-fbi-obtained-fisa-warrant-to-monitor-trump-adviser-carter-page\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#8224e3;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"07\/2016 \u2013 FBI obtained FISA warrant to monitor Trump adviser Carter Page\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t07\/2016 \u2013 FBI obtained FISA warrant to monitor Trump adviser Carter Page\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The FBI obtained a secret court order summer 2016 to monitor the communications of an adviser to presidential candidate Donald Trump, part of an investigation into possible links between Russia and the campaign. The FBI and the Justice Department obtained the warrant targeting Carter Page\u2019s communications after convincing a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court judge that there was probable cause to believe Page was acting as an agent of a foreign power, in this case Russia. The counterintelligence investigation into Russian efforts to influence U.S. elections began in July 2016. Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/07-2016-fbi-obtained-fisa-warrant-to-monitor-trump-adviser-carter-page\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block july 18 2016 announcement-no-image announcement-37\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/07-18-2016-jeff-sessions-met-with-russian-envoy-twice-in-2016\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#000000;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"07\/18\/2016 \u2013 Jeff Sessions met with Russian envoy twice in 2016\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t07\/18\/2016 \u2013 Jeff Sessions met with Russian envoy twice in 2016\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Then-Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) spoke twice in 2016 with Russia\u2019s ambassador to the United States, Justice Department officials said, encounters he did not disclose when asked about possible contacts between members of President Trump\u2019s campaign and representatives of Moscow during Sessions\u2019s confirmation hearing to become attorney general. Sessions attended a Heritage Foundation event in July [2016] on the sidelines of the Republican National Convention that was attended by about 50 ambassadors. When the event was over, a small group of ambassadors approached Sessions as he was leaving the podium, and [Russian ambassador] Kislyak was among them&#8230;.<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/07-18-2016-jeff-sessions-met-with-russian-envoy-twice-in-2016\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block july 18 2016 announcement-no-image announcement-38\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/07-18-2016-republicans-adopted-pro-russia-stance-on-ukraine-as-trump-officials-met-with-russian-ambassador\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#dd3333;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"07\/18\/2016 \u2013 Republicans adopted pro-Russia stance on Ukraine as Trump officials met with Russian ambassador\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t07\/18\/2016 \u2013 Republicans adopted pro-Russia stance on Ukraine as Trump officials met with Russian ambassador\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Donald Trump appears to have pushed for the Republicans to adopt a pro-Moscow policy over Ukraine just as his senior aides were meeting with Russia\u2019s US Ambassador. At the Republican National Convention [July 18-21, 2016] the party agreed to insert language into its platform that opposed arming or providing Ukraine with weapons to take on pro-Russian rebels. JD Gordon, a former adviser to Mr Trump, has revealed that the push to change the platform came after the direct intervention of the New York tycoon. Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/07-18-2016-republicans-adopted-pro-russia-stance-on-ukraine-as-trump-officials-met-with-russian-ambassador\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block july 22 2016 announcement-no-image announcement-39\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/07-22-2016-wikileaks-publishes-a-collection-of-hacked-democratic-national-committee-emails\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#000000;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"07\/22\/2016 \u2013 WikiLeaks publishes a collection of hacked Democratic National Committee emails\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t07\/22\/2016 \u2013 WikiLeaks publishes a collection of hacked Democratic National Committee emails\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>This collection included 19,252 emails and 8,034 attachments from the DNC, the governing body of the United States\u2019 Democratic Party. The leak includes emails from seven key DNC staff members and date from January 2015 to May 2016. WikiLeaks did not reveal its source; a self-styled hacker going by the moniker Guccifer 2.0 claimed responsibility for the attack. On December 9, 2016, the CIA told U.S. legislators that the U.S. Intelligence Community concluded Russia conducted operations during the 2016 U.S. election to prevent Hillary Clinton from winning the presidency. Multiple U.S intelligence agencies concluded people with direct ties to the Kremlin gave WikiLeaks hacked emails from the Democratic National Committee. Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/07-22-2016-wikileaks-publishes-a-collection-of-hacked-democratic-national-committee-emails\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block july 29 2016 announcement-no-image announcement-40\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/summer-2016-russian-officials-bragged-they-could-use-michael-flynn-to-influence-trump\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#dd3333;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"Summer 2016 \u2013 Russian officials bragged they could use Michael Flynn to influence Trump\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\tSummer 2016 \u2013 Russian officials bragged they could use Michael Flynn to influence Trump\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Russian officials bragged in conversations during the presidential campaign that they had cultivated a strong relationship with former Trump adviser retired Gen. Michael Flynn and believed they could use him to influence Donald Trump and his team. Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/summer-2016-russian-officials-bragged-they-could-use-michael-flynn-to-influence-trump\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block august 04 2016 announcement-no-image announcement-41\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/08-04-2016-cia-director-calls-the-head-of-russian-intelligence-and-warns-him-against-further-interference\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#81d742;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"08\/04\/2016 \u2013 CIA Director calls the head of Russian intelligence and warns him against further interference\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t08\/04\/2016 \u2013 CIA Director calls the head of Russian intelligence and warns him against further interference\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>CIA Director, John Brennan said that he first picked up on Russia\u2019s active meddling in the summer of 2016 and, in an August 4, 2016, phone call with Alexander Bortnikov, the head of Russia\u2019s FSB intelligence agency, warned him against further interference. Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/08-04-2016-cia-director-calls-the-head-of-russian-intelligence-and-warns-him-against-further-interference\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block august 08 2016 announcement-no-image announcement-42\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/08-08-2016-roger-stone-says-that-he-has-communicated-with-julian-assange\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#dd3333;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"08\/08\/2016 \u2013 Roger Stone Says That He Has Communicated With Julian Assange\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t08\/08\/2016 \u2013 Roger Stone Says That He Has Communicated With Julian Assange\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/08-08-2016-roger-stone-says-that-he-has-communicated-with-julian-assange\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block august 09 2016 announcement-no-image announcement-43\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/08-09-2016-michael-flynn-signs-a-contract-to-lobby-the-u-s-on-the-behalf-of-turkey\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#dd3333;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"08\/09\/2016 \u2013 Michael Flynn Signs a Contract to Lobby the U.S. on the Behalf of Turkey\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t08\/09\/2016 \u2013 Michael Flynn Signs a Contract to Lobby the U.S. on the Behalf of Turkey\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The candidate Michael Flynn was advising last fall was running on a platform of America First. The client he was working for last fall was paying him more than $500,000 to put Turkey first. On behalf of his firm, the Flynn Intel Group, Mr. Flynn signed a contract on Aug. 9 with Inovo, a Dutch firm owned&#8230;<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/08-09-2016-michael-flynn-signs-a-contract-to-lobby-the-u-s-on-the-behalf-of-turkey\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block august 14 2016 announcement-no-image announcement-44\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/08-14-2016-headline-secret-ledger-in-ukraine-lists-cash-for-donald-trumps-campaign-chief-paul-manafort\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#000000;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"08\/14\/2016 \u2013 HEADLINE: Secret Ledger in Ukraine Lists Cash for Donald Trump\u2019s Campaign Chief [Paul Manafort]\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t08\/14\/2016 \u2013 HEADLINE: Secret Ledger in Ukraine Lists Cash for Donald Trump\u2019s Campaign Chief [Paul Manafort]\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The New York Times runs this headline: Secret Ledger in Ukraine Lists Cash for Donald Trump\u2019s Campaign Chief\u00a0\u00a0[Paul Manafort] 08\/19\/2016 \u2013 Paul Manafort resigns from Trump campaign Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/08-14-2016-headline-secret-ledger-in-ukraine-lists-cash-for-donald-trumps-campaign-chief-paul-manafort\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block august 14 2016 announcement-no-image announcement-45\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/08-14-2016-roger-stone-tweets-with-guccifer-2-0\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#000000;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"08\/14\/2016 \u2013 Roger Stone Tweets with Guccifer 2.0\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t08\/14\/2016 \u2013 Roger Stone Tweets with Guccifer 2.0\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Roger Stone Tweeting to Guccifer\u00a02.0 after Guccifer\u00a02.0 had been given his Twitter account back: Stone: \u201cDelighted you are reinstated. Fuck the State and their MSM lackeys.\u201d The U.S. Intelligence Community concluded that some of the genuine leaks that Guccifer 2.0 has said were part of a series of cyberattacks on the DNC were committed by two Russian intelligence groups. Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/08-14-2016-roger-stone-tweets-with-guccifer-2-0\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block august 15 2016 announcement-no-image announcement-22\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/08-15-2016-roger-stone-told-wnd-in-an-interview-that-he-has-communicated-directly-with-assange\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#000000;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"08\/15\/2016 \u2013 Roger Stone told WND in an interview that he has communicated directly with Assange\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t08\/15\/2016 \u2013 Roger Stone told WND in an interview that he has communicated directly with Assange\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Roger Stone, a longtime friend of Trump, told WND in an interview that he has communicated directly with Assange. Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/08-15-2016-roger-stone-told-wnd-in-an-interview-that-he-has-communicated-directly-with-assange\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block august 18 2016 announcement-no-image announcement-46\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/08-18-2016-roger-stone-says-hes-been-in-touch-with-julian-assange-through-an-intermediary\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#000000;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"08\/18\/2016 \u2013 Roger Stone says he\u2019s been in touch with Julian Assange \u201cthrough an intermediary&#8217;\u201d\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t08\/18\/2016 \u2013 Roger Stone says he\u2019s been in touch with Julian Assange \u201cthrough an intermediary&#8217;\u201d\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Stone says in an interview on C-SPAN he\u2019s been in touch with Julian Assange \u201cthrough an intermediary\u2014somebody who is a mutual friend.\u201d Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/08-18-2016-roger-stone-says-hes-been-in-touch-with-julian-assange-through-an-intermediary\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block august 19 2016 announcement-no-image announcement-47\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/08-19-2016-paul-manafort-resigns-from-trump-campaign\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#000000;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"08\/19\/2016 \u2013 Paul Manafort resigns from Trump campaign\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t08\/19\/2016 \u2013 Paul Manafort resigns from Trump campaign\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Trump on Friday announced that campaign Chairman Paul Manafort had resigned. Manafort had increasingly come under fire over his past lobbying work for pro-Russian Ukrainian oligarchs \u2014 which was fundamentally at odds with Trump\u2019s boasts about being free from moneyed interests \u2014 and for the sloppy nature of the Republican National Convention, which Manafort oversaw. Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/08-19-2016-paul-manafort-resigns-from-trump-campaign\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block august 19 2016 announcement-no-image announcement-48\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/08-19-2016-after-campaign-exit-paul-manafort-borrowed-13-million-from-businesses-with-trump-ties\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#000000;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"08\/19\/2016 \u2013 After Campaign Exit, Paul Manafort Borrowed $13 Million From Businesses With Trump Ties\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t08\/19\/2016 \u2013 After Campaign Exit, Paul Manafort Borrowed $13 Million From Businesses With Trump Ties\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Aug. 19 was an eventful day for Paul Manafort. That morning, he stepped down from guiding Donald J. Trump\u2019s presidential campaign, Democrats\u2019 emails were hacked and the campaign\u2019s contacts with Russia came under scrutiny. Dogged by revelations about past financial dealings in Ukraine, Mr. Manafort retreated from public view. But behind the scenes, he was&#8230;<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/08-19-2016-after-campaign-exit-paul-manafort-borrowed-13-million-from-businesses-with-trump-ties\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block august 21 2016 announcement-no-image announcement-49\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/08-21-2016-roger-stone-trust-me-it-will-soon-the-podestas-time-in-the-barrel\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#000000;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"08\/21\/2016 \u2013 Roger Stone: \u201cTrust me, it will soon the Podesta\u2019s time in the barrel.\u201d\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t08\/21\/2016 \u2013 Roger Stone: \u201cTrust me, it will soon the Podesta\u2019s time in the barrel.\u201d\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>10\/07\/2016 \u2013 WikiLeaks releases hacked John Podesta emails Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/08-21-2016-roger-stone-trust-me-it-will-soon-the-podestas-time-in-the-barrel\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block august 21 2016 announcement-no-image announcement-51\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/08-21-2016-roger-stone-says-that-he-had-communicated-with-assange-through-a-mutual-acquaintance\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#000000;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"08\/21\/2016 \u2013 Roger Stone says that he had \u201ccommunicated\u201d with Assange through a \u201cmutual acquaintance.\u201d\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t08\/21\/2016 \u2013 Roger Stone says that he had \u201ccommunicated\u201d with Assange through a \u201cmutual acquaintance.\u201d\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/08-21-2016-roger-stone-says-that-he-had-communicated-with-assange-through-a-mutual-acquaintance\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block september 07 2016 announcement-no-image announcement-172\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/september-2016-ivanka-trump-and-jared-kushner-host-russian-oligarch\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#eeee22;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"September 2016 &#8211; Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner host Russian Oligarch\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\tSeptember 2016 &#8211; Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner host Russian Oligarch\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner host Dasha Zhukova in New York. They were all photographed together in the stands the US Open in September 2016. And Zhukova reportedly attended Donald Trump&#8217;s presidential inauguration as a guest of Ivanka Trump.<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/september-2016-ivanka-trump-and-jared-kushner-host-russian-oligarch\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block september 08 2016 announcement-no-image announcement-52\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/09-08-2016-jeff-sessions-and-russian-ambassador-sergey-kislyak-meet-in-the-senators-office\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#000000;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"09\/08\/2016 \u2013 Jeff Sessions and Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak meet in the senator\u2019s office\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t09\/08\/2016 \u2013 Jeff Sessions and Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak meet in the senator\u2019s office\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>A private conversation between Sessions and Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak took place in September [2016], at the height of what U.S. intelligence officials say was a Russian cyber campaign to upend the U.S. presidential race. When Sessions spoke with Kislyak in July and September [2016], the senator was a senior member of the influential Armed Services Committee as well as one of Trump\u2019s top&#8230;<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/09-08-2016-jeff-sessions-and-russian-ambassador-sergey-kislyak-meet-in-the-senators-office\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block october 01 2016 announcement-no-image announcement-53\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/10-01-2016-roger-stone-tweets-wednesday-hillaryclinton-is-done-wikileaks\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#000000;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"10\/01\/2016 \u2013 Roger Stone Tweets: \u201cWednesday @HillaryClinton is done. #Wikileaks.\u201d\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t10\/01\/2016 \u2013 Roger Stone Tweets: \u201cWednesday @HillaryClinton is done. #Wikileaks.\u201d\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/10-01-2016-roger-stone-tweets-wednesday-hillaryclinton-is-done-wikileaks\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block october 07 2016 announcement-no-image announcement-55\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/10-07-2016-wikileaks-releases-hacked-john-podesta-emails\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#000000;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"10\/07\/2016 \u2013 WikiLeaks releases hacked John Podesta emails\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t10\/07\/2016 \u2013 WikiLeaks releases hacked John Podesta emails\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>WikiLeaks releases what appear to be Clinton\u2019s paid Wall Street speeches The speech excerpts came to light on Friday when WikiLeaks published thousands of what it claimed were hacked emails from her campaign chairman, John Podesta. The campaign refused to confirm or deny the authenticity of the documents. On Friday the US government formally named the Russian government as responsible for recent hacks intended to interfere with the US presidential election. Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/10-07-2016-wikileaks-releases-hacked-john-podesta-emails\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block october 12 2016 announcement-no-image announcement-56\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/10-12-2016-trump-ally-roger-stone-admits-back-channel-tie-to-wikileaks\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#000000;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"10\/12\/2016 \u2013 Trump Ally Roger Stone Admits \u2018Back-Channel\u2019 Tie To WikiLeaks\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t10\/12\/2016 \u2013 Trump Ally Roger Stone Admits \u2018Back-Channel\u2019 Tie To WikiLeaks\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Roger Stone, a self-described master of the political dark arts and the longtime ally of Donald Trump, admits he has had \u201cback-channel communications\u201d with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange over the release of thousands of emails stolen from the Hillary Clinton campaign. \u201cI do have a back-channel communication with Assange, because we have a good mutual friend,\u201d Stone told CBS4 News Wednesday evening. \u201cThat friend travels back and forth from the United States to London and we talk. I had dinner with him last Monday.\u201d Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/10-12-2016-trump-ally-roger-stone-admits-back-channel-tie-to-wikileaks\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block november 08 2016 announcement-no-image announcement-57\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/11-08-2016-donald-trump-wins-the-2016-election\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#eeee22;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"11\/08\/2016 \u2013 Donald Trump Wins the 2016 Election\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t11\/08\/2016 \u2013 Donald Trump Wins the 2016 Election\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/11-08-2016-donald-trump-wins-the-2016-election\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block november 10 2016 announcement-no-image announcement-59\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/11-10-2016-obama-warned-trump-against-hiring-mike-flynn-say-officials\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#dd3333;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"11\/10\/2016 \u2013 Obama Warned Trump Against Hiring Mike Flynn, Say Officials\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t11\/10\/2016 \u2013 Obama Warned Trump Against Hiring Mike Flynn, Say Officials\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Former President Obama warned President Donald Trump against hiring Mike Flynn as his national security adviser, three former Obama administration officials tell NBC News. The warning came less than 48 hours after the November election when the two sat down for a 90-minute conversation in the Oval Office. Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/11-10-2016-obama-warned-trump-against-hiring-mike-flynn-say-officials\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block november 10 2016 announcement-no-image announcement-61\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/11-10-2016-moscow-had-contacts-with-trump-team-during-campaign-russian-diplomat-says\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#000000;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"11\/10\/2016 \u2013 Moscow had contacts with Trump team during campaign, Russian diplomat says\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t11\/10\/2016 \u2013 Moscow had contacts with Trump team during campaign, Russian diplomat says\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Russian government officials conferred with members of Donald Trump\u2019s campaign team, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Thursday [11\/10\/2016]. \u201cObviously, we know most of the people from his entourage,\u201d Ryabkov said. Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/11-10-2016-moscow-had-contacts-with-trump-team-during-campaign-russian-diplomat-says\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block november 11 2016 announcement-no-image announcement-62\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/11-11-2016-mike-pence-named-as-head-of-trump-transition-team\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#dd3333;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"11\/11\/2016 \u2013 Mike Pence named as head of Trump transition team\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t11\/11\/2016 \u2013 Mike Pence named as head of Trump transition team\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Trump replaces Christie with Pence as head of transition team amid bumpy first steps to the White House President-elect Donald Trump named Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, the vice president-elect, to head their transition team. Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/11-11-2016-mike-pence-named-as-head-of-trump-transition-team\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block november 17 2016 announcement-no-image announcement-63\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/11-17-2016-michael-flynn-trumps-pick-for-national-security-adviser-sat-in-on-intel-briefings-while-advising-turkey\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#dd3333;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"11\/17\/2016 \u2013 Michael Flynn, Trump\u2019s pick for national security adviser, sat in on intel briefings \u2014 while advising Turkey\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t11\/17\/2016 \u2013 Michael Flynn, Trump\u2019s pick for national security adviser, sat in on intel briefings \u2014 while advising Turkey\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, who has reportedly been offered the role of national security adviser in Donald Trump\u2019s White House, began receiving classified national security briefings last summer while he was also running a private consulting firm that offered \u201call-source intelligence support\u201d to international clients. Flynn\u2019s consulting firm, the Flynn Intel Group, registered to lobby for a Dutch company owned by a wealthy Turkish businessman close to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey. Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/11-17-2016-michael-flynn-trumps-pick-for-national-security-adviser-sat-in-on-intel-briefings-while-advising-turkey\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block november 18 2016 announcement-no-image announcement-64\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/11-18-2016-trump-names-michael-flynn-national-security-adviser\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#dd3333;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"11\/18\/2016 \u2013 Trump Names Michael Flynn National Security Adviser\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t11\/18\/2016 \u2013 Trump Names Michael Flynn National Security Adviser\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>President-elect Donald Trump has named retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, a stalwart Trump supporter during the presidential campaign, to the top administration post of national security adviser. Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/11-18-2016-trump-names-michael-flynn-national-security-adviser\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block november 18 2016 announcement-no-image announcement-65\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/11-18-2016-top-democrat-sent-letter-to-mike-pence-in-november-warning-of-michael-flynns-turkey-lobbying\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#dd3333;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"11\/18\/2016 \u2013 Top Democrat sent letter to Mike Pence in November warning of Michael Flynn\u2019s Turkey lobbying\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t11\/18\/2016 \u2013 Top Democrat sent letter to Mike Pence in November warning of Michael Flynn\u2019s Turkey lobbying\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Rep. Elijah Cummings, the ranking member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent Mike Pence a letter on November 18, 2016 requesting more information about the potential conflicts of interest posed by Flynn\u2019s lobbying work for Turkey. Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/11-18-2016-top-democrat-sent-letter-to-mike-pence-in-november-warning-of-michael-flynns-turkey-lobbying\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block november 25 2016 announcement-no-image announcement-66\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/11-2016-trump-transition-raised-flags-about-michael-flynns-russia-contacts\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#dd3333;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"11\/2016 \u2013 Trump transition raised flags about Michael Flynn\u2019s Russia contacts\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t11\/2016 \u2013 Trump transition raised flags about Michael Flynn\u2019s Russia contacts\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>A\u00a0member of Trump\u2019s transition team approached national security officials with a curious request: Could the Trump team get a copy of the CIA profile on Sergey Kislyak, Russia\u2019s ambassador to the U.S.? The transition team\u2019s concerns were startling: a member of Trump\u2019s own team suggesting Flynn might be in over its head in dealing with Kislyak. &nbsp; Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/11-2016-trump-transition-raised-flags-about-michael-flynns-russia-contacts\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block december 01 2016 announcement-no-image announcement-168\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/december-2016-jared-kushner-again-meets-with-kislyak\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#000000;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"December 2016 &#8211; Jared Kushner again meets with Kislyak\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\tDecember 2016 &#8211; Jared Kushner again meets with Kislyak\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Kushner and incoming National Security Adviser Michael Flynn met with Sergey Kislyak at Trump Tower in December 2016. Kushner claims the meeting was about improving relations, but would not elaborate.<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/december-2016-jared-kushner-again-meets-with-kislyak\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block december 03 2016 announcement-no-image announcement-169\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/december-2016-kushner-meets-with-chairman-of-russian-bank\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#dd3333;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"December 2016 &#8211; Kushner meets with Chairman of Russian Bank\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\tDecember 2016 &#8211; Kushner meets with Chairman of Russian Bank\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Kushner met Sergey Gorkov, chairman of VneshEconomBank, during the transition. The meeting was not acknowledged by the White House until press reports about it in March 2017. VEB is a Russian state-owned development bank. The bank is a tool for the Kremlin.\u00a0In early 2016, Putin appointed Gorkov as the bank&#8217;s chairman.<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/december-2016-kushner-meets-with-chairman-of-russian-bank\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block december 09 2016 announcement-no-image announcement-67\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/12-09-2016-report-secret-cia-assessment-says-russia-was-trying-to-help-trump-win-white-house\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#81d742;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"12\/09\/2016 \u2013 Report: Secret CIA assessment says Russia was trying to help Trump win White House\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t12\/09\/2016 \u2013 Report: Secret CIA assessment says Russia was trying to help Trump win White House\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The CIA has concluded in a secret assessment that Russia intervened in the 2016 election to help Donald Trump win the presidency, rather than just to undermine confidence in the U.S. electoral system, according to officials briefed on the matter. Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/12-09-2016-report-secret-cia-assessment-says-russia-was-trying-to-help-trump-win-white-house\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block december 12 2016 announcement-no-image announcement-68\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/12-12-2016-rex-tillerson-exxon-c-e-o-chosen-as-secretary-of-state\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#000000;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"12\/12\/2016 \u2013 Rex Tillerson, Exxon C.E.O., Chosen as Secretary of State\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t12\/12\/2016 \u2013 Rex Tillerson, Exxon C.E.O., Chosen as Secretary of State\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>President-elect Donald J. Trump on Tuesday officially selected Rex W. Tillerson, the chief executive of Exxon Mobil, to be his secretary of state. In saying he will nominate Mr. Tillerson, the president-elect is dismissing bipartisan concerns that the globe-trotting leader of an energy giant has a too-cozy relationship with Vladimir V. Putin, the president of Russia. Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/12-12-2016-rex-tillerson-exxon-c-e-o-chosen-as-secretary-of-state\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block december 29 2016 announcement-no-image announcement-70\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/12-29-2016-obama-announces-sanctions-against-russia-in-response-to-alleged-hacking\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#81d742;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"12\/29\/2016 \u2013 Obama Announces Sanctions Against Russia In Response To Alleged Hacking\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t12\/29\/2016 \u2013 Obama Announces Sanctions Against Russia In Response To Alleged Hacking\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The White House has announced new actions targeting Russia in response to what U.S. officials say were cyberattacks intended to interfere with the U.S. election. Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/12-29-2016-obama-announces-sanctions-against-russia-in-response-to-alleged-hacking\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block december 29 2016 announcement-no-image announcement-71\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/12-29-2016-michael-flynn-discussed-sanctions-with-russian-ambassador\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#dd3333;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"12\/29\/2016 \u2013 Michael Flynn discussed sanctions with Russian ambassador\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t12\/29\/2016 \u2013 Michael Flynn discussed sanctions with Russian ambassador\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>National security adviser Flynn discussed sanctions with Russian ambassador, despite denials, officials say National security adviser Michael Flynn privately discussed U.S. sanctions against Russia with that country\u2019s ambassador to the United States during the month before President Trump took office, contrary to public assertions by Trump officials, current and former U.S. officials said. Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/12-29-2016-michael-flynn-discussed-sanctions-with-russian-ambassador\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block december 30 2016 announcement-no-image announcement-72\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/12-30-2016-after-russians-promise-retaliation-putin-decides-not-to-expel-u-s-diplomats\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#dd3333;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"12\/30\/2016 \u2013 After Russians Promise Retaliation, Putin Decides Not to Expel U.S. Diplomats\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t12\/30\/2016 \u2013 After Russians Promise Retaliation, Putin Decides Not to Expel U.S. Diplomats\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>On Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia would not expel any Americans as a tit for tat reprisal for American sanctions announced the day before, including the expulsion of 35 Russian diplomats. Since kicking out each others\u2019 diplomats is practically obligatory in these cases, Putin\u2019s conciliatory tone was a big surprise. It wrong-footed Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who had proposed expelling 35 U.S. diplomats in retaliation. And while awaiting the announcement of sanctions, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova had promised that Russia would retaliate. Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/12-30-2016-after-russians-promise-retaliation-putin-decides-not-to-expel-u-s-diplomats\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block december 30 2016 announcement-no-image announcement-73\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/12-30-2016-trump-tweet\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#eeee22;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"12\/30\/2016 \u2013 Trump Tweet\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t12\/30\/2016 \u2013 Trump Tweet\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>U.S. President-elect Donald Trump showed his approval of the\u00a0move on Twitter. Great move on delay (by V. Putin) \u2013 I always knew he was very smart! \u2014 Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 30, 2016 &nbsp; He then proudly\u00a0pinned the tweet to the top of his Twitter profile page. The Russian Embassy in the United States retweeted the social media missive. Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/12-30-2016-trump-tweet\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block january 04 2017 announcement-no-image announcement-74\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/01-04-2017-trump-team-knew-michael-flynn-was-under-investigation-before-he-came-to-white-house\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#dd3333;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"01\/04\/2017 \u2013 Trump Team Knew Michael Flynn Was Under Investigation Before He Came to White House\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t01\/04\/2017 \u2013 Trump Team Knew Michael Flynn Was Under Investigation Before He Came to White House\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Michael T. Flynn told President Trump\u2019s transition team weeks before the inauguration that he was under federal investigation for secretly working as a paid lobbyist for Turkey during the campaign. Despite this warning, which came about a month after the Justice Department notified Mr. Flynn of the inquiry, Mr. Trump made Mr. Flynn his national security adviser. The job gave Mr. Flynn access to the president and nearly every secret held by American intelligence agencies. Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/01-04-2017-trump-team-knew-michael-flynn-was-under-investigation-before-he-came-to-white-house\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block january 05 2017 announcement-no-image announcement-75\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/01-05-2017-u-s-intelligence-report-identifies-russians-who-gave-dnc-emails-to-wikileaks\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#000000;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"01\/05\/2017 \u2013 U.S. Intelligence Report Identifies Russians Who Gave DNC Emails to Wikileaks\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t01\/05\/2017 \u2013 U.S. Intelligence Report Identifies Russians Who Gave DNC Emails to Wikileaks\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The CIA has identified Russian officials who fed material hacked from the Democratic National Committee and party leaders to Wikileaks at the direction of Russian President Vladimir Putin through third parties, according to a new U.S. intelligence report. Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/01-05-2017-u-s-intelligence-report-identifies-russians-who-gave-dnc-emails-to-wikileaks\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block january 06 2017 announcement-no-image announcement-76\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/01-06-2017-declassified-report-says-putin-ordered-effort-to-undermine-faith-in-u-s-election-and-help-trump\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#dd3333;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"01\/06\/2017 \u2013 Declassified report says Putin \u2018ordered\u2019 effort to undermine faith in U.S. election and help Trump\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t01\/06\/2017 \u2013 Declassified report says Putin \u2018ordered\u2019 effort to undermine faith in U.S. election and help Trump\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Russia carried out a comprehensive cyber campaign to sabotage the U.S. presidential election, an operation that was ordered by Russian President Vladi\u00admir Putin and ultimately sought to help elect Donald Trump, U.S. intelligence agencies concluded in a remarkably blunt assessment released Friday. The campaign initially sought to undermine public faith in the U.S. democratic process, \u201cdenigrate\u201d Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and damage her expected presidency. But in time, Russia \u201cdeveloped a clear preference for President-elect Trump\u201d and repeatedly sought to artificially boost his election chances. Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/01-06-2017-declassified-report-says-putin-ordered-effort-to-undermine-faith-in-u-s-election-and-help-trump\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block january 11 2017 announcement-no-image announcement-77\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/01-11-2017-blackwater-founder-erik-prince-held-secret-seychelles-meeting-to-establish-trump-putin-back-channel\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#000000;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"01\/11\/2017 \u2013 Blackwater founder (Erik Prince) held secret Seychelles meeting to establish Trump-Putin back channel\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t01\/11\/2017 \u2013 Blackwater founder (Erik Prince) held secret Seychelles meeting to establish Trump-Putin back channel\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The United Arab Emirates arranged a secret meeting in January between Blackwater founder Erik Prince and a Russian close to President Vladi\u00admir Putin as part of an apparent effort to establish a back-channel line of communication between Moscow and President-elect Donald Trump, according to U.S., European and Arab officials. Erik Prince is the brother of Trump\u2019s Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos. Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/01-11-2017-blackwater-founder-erik-prince-held-secret-seychelles-meeting-to-establish-trump-putin-back-channel\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block january 15 2017 announcement-no-image announcement-78\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/01-15-2017-mike-pence-says-michael-flynns-contact-with-russia-was-strictly-coincidental\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#dd3333;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"01\/15\/2017 \u2013 Mike Pence says Michael Flynn\u2019s contact with Russia was \u201cstrictly coincidental\u201d\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t01\/15\/2017 \u2013 Mike Pence says Michael Flynn\u2019s contact with Russia was \u201cstrictly coincidental\u201d\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Vice President-elect Mike Pence said Sunday that there was absolutely no contact between the Trump team and Russian officials during the campaign \u2014 and that one adviser\u2019s [Michael Flynn] call with the Russian ambassador the same day sanctions were announced last month was \u201cstrictly coincidental.\u201d Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/01-15-2017-mike-pence-says-michael-flynns-contact-with-russia-was-strictly-coincidental\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block january 20 2017 announcement-no-image announcement-80\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/01-20-2017-donald-trump-is-sworn-in-as-president-of-the-united-states\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#eeee22;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"01\/20\/2017 \u2013 Donald Trump is sworn in as President of the United States\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t01\/20\/2017 \u2013 Donald Trump is sworn in as President of the United States\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/01-20-2017-donald-trump-is-sworn-in-as-president-of-the-united-states\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block january 20 2017 announcement-no-image announcement-81\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/01-20-2017-as-nsa-michael-flynn-was-required-to-be-vetted-by-the-fbi-and-the-cia\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#dd3333;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"01\/20\/2017 \u2013 As NSA, Michael Flynn was required to be vetted by the FBI and the CIA\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t01\/20\/2017 \u2013 As NSA, Michael Flynn was required to be vetted by the FBI and the CIA\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>In January 2017, Michael Flynn became White House national security adviser. Even though he still had his DIA clearance, he was required to fill out a new security clearance form and to be vetted by the FBI and the CIA. New clearance eventually would have been required. It was never granted. Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/01-20-2017-as-nsa-michael-flynn-was-required-to-be-vetted-by-the-fbi-and-the-cia\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block january 24 2017 announcement-no-image announcement-82\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/01-24-2017-fbi-agents-interviewed-michael-flynn-about-his-contacts-with-russian-ambassador\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#dd3333;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"01\/24\/2017 \u2013 FBI agents interviewed Michael Flynn about his contacts with Russian ambassador\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t01\/24\/2017 \u2013 FBI agents interviewed Michael Flynn about his contacts with Russian ambassador\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>FBI agents interviewed national security advisor Michael Flynn about his conversations in December with the Russian ambassador to the United States. Flynn denied discussing sanctions with Russian ambassador. Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/01-24-2017-fbi-agents-interviewed-michael-flynn-about-his-contacts-with-russian-ambassador\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block january 26 2017 announcement-no-image announcement-83\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/01-26-2017-sally-yates-tells-white-house-counsel-that-michael-flynn-lied-about-call-with-russian-ambassador\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#81d742;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"01\/26\/2017 \u2013 Sally Yates tells White House counsel that Michael Flynn lied about call with Russian ambassador\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t01\/26\/2017 \u2013 Sally Yates tells White House counsel that Michael Flynn lied about call with Russian ambassador\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Acting Attorney General Sally Yates met with White House counsel Don McGahn to inform him that Flynn wasn\u2019t telling the truth about his interactions with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak and, as a result, represented a blackmail risk. \u201cWe believed that General Flynn was compromised with respect to the Russians,\u201d Yates said. Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/01-26-2017-sally-yates-tells-white-house-counsel-that-michael-flynn-lied-about-call-with-russian-ambassador\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block january 26 2017 announcement-no-image announcement-84\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/01-26-2017-immediately-after-sally-yates-notified-the-white-house-counsel-president-trump-was-briefed\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#eeee22;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"01\/26\/2017 \u2013 Immediately after Sally Yates notified the White House Counsel President Trump was briefed\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t01\/26\/2017 \u2013 Immediately after Sally Yates notified the White House Counsel President Trump was briefed\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Sean Spicer: \u201cImmediately after the Department of Justice notified the White House Counsel of the [Michael Flynn] situation, the White House Counsel briefed the President and a small group of senior advisors.\u201d Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/01-26-2017-immediately-after-sally-yates-notified-the-white-house-counsel-president-trump-was-briefed\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block january 27 2017 announcement-no-image announcement-85\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/01-27-2017-in-a-private-dinner-trump-demanded-loyalty-from-james-comey\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#eeee22;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"01\/27\/2017 \u2013 In a Private Dinner, Trump Demanded Loyalty from James Comey\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t01\/27\/2017 \u2013 In a Private Dinner, Trump Demanded Loyalty from James Comey\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Only seven days after Donald J. Trump was sworn in as president, James B. Comey has told associates, the F.B.I. director was summoned to the White House for a one-on-one dinner with the new commander in chief. As they ate, the president then turned the conversation to whether Mr. Comey would pledge&#8230;<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/01-27-2017-in-a-private-dinner-trump-demanded-loyalty-from-james-comey\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block january 27 2017 announcement-no-image announcement-86\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/01-27-2017-in-a-private-dinner-trump-asked-james-comey-if-he-was-under-investigation\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#eeee22;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"01\/27\/2017 \u2013 In a Private Dinner, Trump Asked James Comey If He Was Under Investigation\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t01\/27\/2017 \u2013 In a Private Dinner, Trump Asked James Comey If He Was Under Investigation\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>\u201cI actually asked him\u201d if I were under investigation, Trump said. \u201cI said, if it\u2019s possible would you let me know, am I under investigation? Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/01-27-2017-in-a-private-dinner-trump-asked-james-comey-if-he-was-under-investigation\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block january 30 2017 announcement-no-image announcement-87\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/01-30-2017-michael-flynn-stopped-military-plan-turkey-opposed-after-being-paid-as-its-agent\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#dd3333;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"01\/30\/2017 \u2013 Michael Flynn stopped military plan Turkey opposed \u2013 after being paid as its agent\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t01\/30\/2017 \u2013 Michael Flynn stopped military plan Turkey opposed \u2013 after being paid as its agent\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>One of the Trump administration\u2019s first decisions about the fight against the Islamic State was made by Michael Flynn weeks before he was fired \u2013 and it conformed to the wishes of Turkey, whose interests, unbeknownst to anyone in Washington, he\u2019d been paid more than $500,000 to represent. Obama\u2019s national security adviser, Susan Rice, explained the Pentagon\u2019s plan to retake the Islamic State\u2019s de facto capital of Raqqa with Syrian Kurdish forces whom the Pentagon&#8230;<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/01-30-2017-michael-flynn-stopped-military-plan-turkey-opposed-after-being-paid-as-its-agent\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block january 30 2017 announcement-no-image announcement-88\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/01-30-2017-trump-fires-acting-attorney-general-sally-yates\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#eeee22;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"01\/30\/2017 \u2013 Trump Fires Acting Attorney General Sally Yates\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t01\/30\/2017 \u2013 Trump Fires Acting Attorney General Sally Yates\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/01-30-2017-trump-fires-acting-attorney-general-sally-yates\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block february 09 2017 announcement-no-image announcement-89\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/02-09-2017-breaking-story-flynn-discussed-sanctions-with-russian-ambassador\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#000000;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"02\/09\/2017 \u2013 BREAKING STORY: Flynn discussed sanctions with Russian ambassador\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t02\/09\/2017 \u2013 BREAKING STORY: Flynn discussed sanctions with Russian ambassador\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The Washington Post publishes this headline: National security adviser Flynn discussed sanctions with Russian ambassador, despite denials, officials say On February 9, 2017, news that Michael Flynn discussed U.S. sanctions with the Russian ambassador becomes public. 02\/13\/2017 \u2013 Michael Flynn resigns as national security adviser Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/02-09-2017-breaking-story-flynn-discussed-sanctions-with-russian-ambassador\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block february 09 2017 announcement-no-image announcement-90\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/02-09-2017-mike-pence-says-he-did-not-learn-that-michael-flynn-misled-him-on-russia-until-feb-9\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#dd3333;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"02\/09\/2017 \u2013 Mike Pence says he did not learn that Michael Flynn misled him on Russia until Feb 9\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t02\/09\/2017 \u2013 Mike Pence says he did not learn that Michael Flynn misled him on Russia until Feb 9\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Vice President Pence first learned that former national security adviser Michael Flynn had misled him about the nature of his contact with a Russian official on Feb. 9, a full two weeks after other White House officials were briefed on the matter, an aide to Pence said on Tuesday. The timing indicates that Pence would have become aware of the controversy around the same time that a Washington Post report was published, detailing the degree to which Flynn had been in contact with the Russian ambassador to the United States on the issue of sanctions, Pence spokesman Marc Lotter said. Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/02-09-2017-mike-pence-says-he-did-not-learn-that-michael-flynn-misled-him-on-russia-until-feb-9\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block february 10 2017 announcement-no-image announcement-91\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/2-10-2017-trump-says-hes-unaware-of-reports-michael-flynn-discussed-sanctions-with-russian-ambassador\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#dd3333;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"2\/10\/2017 \u2013 Trump says he\u2019s unaware of reports Michael Flynn discussed sanctions with Russian ambassador\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t2\/10\/2017 \u2013 Trump says he\u2019s unaware of reports Michael Flynn discussed sanctions with Russian ambassador\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Washington (CNN) \u2013 President Donald Trump said Friday afternoon [2\/10\/17] he was unaware of reports that his national security adviser, Michael Flynn, may have spoken about sanctions with the Russian ambassador before the inauguration. On 01\/26\/2017 Acting Attorney General, Sally Yates, informed the White House that Michael Flynn lied about not discussing U.S. sanctions with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak. 01\/26\/2017 \u2013 Immediately after Yates notified the White House Counsel the President was briefed. Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/2-10-2017-trump-says-hes-unaware-of-reports-michael-flynn-discussed-sanctions-with-russian-ambassador\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block february 13 2017 announcement-no-image announcement-92\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/02-13-2017-michael-flynn-resigns-as-national-security-adviser\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#dd3333;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"02\/13\/2017 \u2013 Michael Flynn resigns as national security adviser\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t02\/13\/2017 \u2013 Michael Flynn resigns as national security adviser\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Michael Flynn, the national security adviser to President Trump, resigned late Monday over revelations about his potentially illegal contacts with the Russian ambassador to the United States, and his misleading statements about the matter to senior Trump administration officials. Flynn stepped down amid mounting pressure on the Trump administration to account for its false statements about Flynn\u2019s conduct after The Washington Post reported Monday that the Justice Department had warned the White House last month that Flynn had so mischaracterized his communications with the Russian diplomat that he might be vulnerable to blackmail by Moscow. Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/02-13-2017-michael-flynn-resigns-as-national-security-adviser\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block february 14 2017 announcement-no-image announcement-93\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/02-14-2017-after-firing-him-trump-says-michael-flynn-is-a-wonderful-man\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#dd3333;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"02\/14\/2017 \u2013 After firing him, Trump says Michael Flynn is \u2018a wonderful man\u2019\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t02\/14\/2017 \u2013 After firing him, Trump says Michael Flynn is \u2018a wonderful man\u2019\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>President Donald Trump, who asked for and received then-national security adviser Michael Flynn\u2019s resignation Monday [Feb. 14, 2017], on Wednesday defended the fired aide as \u201ca wonderful man.\u201d Flynn, who had deep connections with Trump fostered throughout the 2016 campaign, was asked to resign after it became public that he had misled Vice President Mike Pence on conversations he had before moving into the White House regarding sanctions on Russia with Sergey Kislyak, the Kremlin\u2019s man in Washington. Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/02-14-2017-after-firing-him-trump-says-michael-flynn-is-a-wonderful-man\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block february 14 2017 announcement-no-image announcement-94\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/02-14-2017-james-comey-memo-says-trump-asked-him-to-end-michael-flynn-investigation\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#eeee22;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"02\/14\/2017 \u2013 James Comey Memo Says Trump Asked Him to End Michael Flynn Investigation\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t02\/14\/2017 \u2013 James Comey Memo Says Trump Asked Him to End Michael Flynn Investigation\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>President Trump asked the F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, to shut down the federal investigation into Mr. Trump\u2019s former national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn, in an Oval Office meeting in February, according to a memo Mr. Comey wrote shortly after the meeting. \u201cI hope you can let this go,\u201d the president told Mr. Comey, according to the memo. Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/02-14-2017-james-comey-memo-says-trump-asked-him-to-end-michael-flynn-investigation\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block february 16 2017 announcement-no-image announcement-95\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/02-16-2017-spies-keep-intelligence-from-donald-trump-on-leak-concerns\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#eeee22;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"02\/16\/2017 \u2013 Spies Keep Intelligence From Donald Trump on Leak Concerns\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t02\/16\/2017 \u2013 Spies Keep Intelligence From Donald Trump on Leak Concerns\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Decision to withhold information underscores deep mistrust between intelligence community and president Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/02-16-2017-spies-keep-intelligence-from-donald-trump-on-leak-concerns\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block march 02 2017 announcement-no-image announcement-96\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/03-02-2017-jeff-sessions-recuses-himself-from-russia-inquiry\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#000000;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"03\/02\/2017 \u2013 Jeff Sessions Recuses Himself From Russia Inquiry\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t03\/02\/2017 \u2013 Jeff Sessions Recuses Himself From Russia Inquiry\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Attorney General Jeff Sessions, facing a storm of criticism over newly disclosed contacts with the Russian ambassador to the United States, recused himself on Thursday from any investigation into charges that Russia meddled in the 2016 presidential election. Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/03-02-2017-jeff-sessions-recuses-himself-from-russia-inquiry\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block march 04 2017 announcement-no-image announcement-97\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/03-04-2017-roger-stone-never-denied-back-channel-to-assange\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#000000;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"03\/04\/2017 \u2013 Roger Stone: \u201cnever denied back channel to Assange\u201d\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t03\/04\/2017 \u2013 Roger Stone: \u201cnever denied back channel to Assange\u201d\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/03-04-2017-roger-stone-never-denied-back-channel-to-assange\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block march 07 2017 announcement-no-image announcement-98\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/03-07-2017-former-national-security-adviser-michael-flynn-registers-as-a-foreign-agent-for-turkey-work-during-trump-campaign\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#dd3333;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"03\/07\/2017 \u2013 Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn Registers as a Foreign Agent for Turkey Work During Trump Campaign\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t03\/07\/2017 \u2013 Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn Registers as a Foreign Agent for Turkey Work During Trump Campaign\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Former National Security Adviser Mike Flynn has registered with the Justice Department as a foreign agent for his lobbying work linked to the Turkish government, according to paperwork filed Tuesday [3\/7\/17]. Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/03-07-2017-former-national-security-adviser-michael-flynn-registers-as-a-foreign-agent-for-turkey-work-during-trump-campaign\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block march 20 2017 announcement-no-image announcement-99\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/03-20-2017-james-comey-to-congress-the-fbi-is-investigating-trumps-links-to-russia\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#81d742;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"03\/20\/2017 \u2013 James Comey to Congress: The FBI Is Investigating Trump\u2019s Links to Russia\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t03\/20\/2017 \u2013 James Comey to Congress: The FBI Is Investigating Trump\u2019s Links to Russia\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been authorized by the Department of Justice to confirm that the FBI, as part of our counterintelligence mission, is investigating the Russian government\u2019s efforts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election,\u201d Comey said in testimony before the House Intelligence Committee. \u201cThat includes investigating the nature of any links between individuals associated with the Trump campaign and the Russian government, and whether there was any coordination between the campaign and Russia\u2019s efforts.\u201d Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/03-20-2017-james-comey-to-congress-the-fbi-is-investigating-trumps-links-to-russia\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block march 23 2017 announcement-no-image announcement-100\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/march-2017-trump-asked-intelligence-chiefs-to-push-back-against-fbi-collusion-probe-after-comey-revealed-its-existence\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#eeee22;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"March 2017 \u2013 Trump asked intelligence chiefs to push back against FBI collusion probe after Comey revealed its existence\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\tMarch 2017 \u2013 Trump asked intelligence chiefs to push back against FBI collusion probe after Comey revealed its existence\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Trump made separate appeals to the director of national intelligence, Daniel Coats, and to Adm. Michael S. Rogers, the director of the National Security Agency, urging them to publicly deny the existence of any evidence of collusion during the 2016 election. Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/march-2017-trump-asked-intelligence-chiefs-to-push-back-against-fbi-collusion-probe-after-comey-revealed-its-existence\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block march 24 2017 announcement-no-image announcement-101\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/03-24-2017-trump-administration-sought-to-block-sally-yates-from-testifying-to-congress-on-russia\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#eeee22;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"03\/24\/2017 \u2013 Trump administration sought to block Sally Yates from testifying to Congress on Russia\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t03\/24\/2017 \u2013 Trump administration sought to block Sally Yates from testifying to Congress on Russia\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The Trump administration sought to block former acting attorney general Sally Yates from testifying in the House investigation of possible links between Russian officials and Donald Trump\u2019s campaign, according to letters provided to The Washington Post. Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/03-24-2017-trump-administration-sought-to-block-sally-yates-from-testifying-to-congress-on-russia\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block march 30 2017 announcement-no-image announcement-102\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/03-30-2017-michael-flynn-offers-to-testify-on-russia-in-exchange-for-immunity\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#dd3333;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"03\/30\/2017 \u2013 Michael Flynn offers to testify on Russia in exchange for immunity\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t03\/30\/2017 \u2013 Michael Flynn offers to testify on Russia in exchange for immunity\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>President Trump\u2019s former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, has reportedly told the FBI that he is willing to testify about the Trump campaign\u2019s potential ties to Russia in exchange for immunity from prosecution. Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/03-30-2017-michael-flynn-offers-to-testify-on-russia-in-exchange-for-immunity\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block april 02 2017 announcement-no-image announcement-103\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/04-02-2017-fbi-plans-to-create-special-unit-to-co-ordinate-russia-probe\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#eeee22;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"04\/02\/2017 \u2013 FBI plans to create special unit to co-ordinate Russia probe\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t04\/02\/2017 \u2013 FBI plans to create special unit to co-ordinate Russia probe\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The Federal Bureau of Investigation is creating a special unit in an effort to co-ordinate investigations into Russia\u2019s alleged involvement in the 2016 presidential elections. Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/04-02-2017-fbi-plans-to-create-special-unit-to-co-ordinate-russia-probe\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block april 04 2017 announcement-no-image announcement-104\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/04-04-2017-pentagon-opens-probe-of-michael-flynn-fired-national-security-adviser\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#dd3333;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"04\/04\/2017 \u2013 Pentagon opens probe of Michael Flynn, fired national security adviser\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t04\/04\/2017 \u2013 Pentagon opens probe of Michael Flynn, fired national security adviser\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Michael Flynn, who was fired as President Trump\u2019s national security adviser, is now under investigation by the Pentagon Inspector General and had failed to inform Defense Department officials about seeking payments from foreign governments, according to the Defense Department and documents released Thursday. Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/04-04-2017-pentagon-opens-probe-of-michael-flynn-fired-national-security-adviser\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block april 14 2017 announcement-no-image announcement-105\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/04-14-2017-justice-dept-requests-paul-manaforts-bank-records-in-russia-probe\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#dd3333;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"04\/14\/2017 \u2013 Justice Dept. requests Paul Manafort\u2019s bank records in Russia probe\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t04\/14\/2017 \u2013 Justice Dept. requests Paul Manafort\u2019s bank records in Russia probe\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The Justice Department requested bank records of President Trump\u2019s former campaign manager Paul Manafort as part of the federal investigation into possible ties between the Trump campaign and Russia. Manafort has come under intense scrutiny for his financial transactions. In March, the Treasury Department obtained financial records from Cyprus as part of a federal anti-corruption probe into Manafort\u2019s past work in eastern Europe. Those Cyprus accounts were investigated for money laundering. Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/04-14-2017-justice-dept-requests-paul-manaforts-bank-records-in-russia-probe\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block may 08 2017 announcement-no-image announcement-106\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/05-08-2017-sally-yates-testifies-before-a-senate-judiciary-subcommittee\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#81d742;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"05\/08\/2017 \u2013 Sally Yates Testifies before a Senate Judiciary subcommittee\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t05\/08\/2017 \u2013 Sally Yates Testifies before a Senate Judiciary subcommittee\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Former acting attorney general Sally Q. Yates and former director of national intelligence James R. Clapper Jr. testified before a Senate Judiciary subcommittee. Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/05-08-2017-sally-yates-testifies-before-a-senate-judiciary-subcommittee\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block may 09 2017 announcement-no-image announcement-108\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/05-09-2017-trump-hires-law-firm-to-fight-suggestions-of-russia-business-ties\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#eeee22;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"05\/09\/2017 \u2013 Trump Hires Law Firm to Fight Suggestions of Russia Business Ties\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t05\/09\/2017 \u2013 Trump Hires Law Firm to Fight Suggestions of Russia Business Ties\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>President Donald Trump has hired a Washington law firm to send a letter to a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee saying he has no connections to Russia, White House press secretary Sean Spicer said Tuesday. The announcement that Trump had retained a lawyer to deal with the Russia probe came just hours before the news broke that he\u2019d fired FBI Director James Comey, who was leading an investigation into&#8230;<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/05-09-2017-trump-hires-law-firm-to-fight-suggestions-of-russia-business-ties\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block may 09 2017 announcement-no-image announcement-109\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/05-09-2017-donald-trump-fires-fbi-director-james-comey\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#eeee22;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"05\/09\/2017 \u2013 Donald Trump fires FBI Director James Comey\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t05\/09\/2017 \u2013 Donald Trump fires FBI Director James Comey\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>President Donald Trump on Tuesday fired FBI Director James Comey, sweeping away the man who is responsible for the bureau\u2019s investigation into whether members of his campaign team colluded with Russia in its interference in last year\u2019s election. Dear Director Comey: I have received the attached letters from the Attorney General and Deputy Attorney General of the United States recommending your dismissal as the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. I have accepted their recommendation and you are hereby terminated and removed from office, effective immediately. Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/05-09-2017-donald-trump-fires-fbi-director-james-comey\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block may 10 2017 announcement-no-image announcement-113\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/05-10-2017-trump-told-russians-that-firing-james-comey-eased-pressure-from-russia-investigation\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#dd3333;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"05\/10\/2017 \u2013 Trump Told Russians That Firing James Comey Eased Pressure From Russia Investigation\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t05\/10\/2017 \u2013 Trump Told Russians That Firing James Comey Eased Pressure From Russia Investigation\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>\u201cI just fired the head of the F.B.I. He was crazy, a real nut job,\u201d Mr. Trump said. \u201cI faced great pressure because of Russia. That\u2019s taken off.\u201d Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/05-10-2017-trump-told-russians-that-firing-james-comey-eased-pressure-from-russia-investigation\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block may 10 2017 announcement-no-image announcement-114\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/05-10-2017-grand-jury-subpoenas-michael-flynns-business-associates-in-fbis-russia-investigation\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#dd3333;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"05\/10\/2017 \u2013 Grand jury subpoenas Michael Flynn\u2019s business associates in FBI\u2019s Russia investigation\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t05\/10\/2017 \u2013 Grand jury subpoenas Michael Flynn\u2019s business associates in FBI\u2019s Russia investigation\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Federal prosecutors have issued grand jury subpoenas to associates of former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn seeking business records, as part of the ongoing probe of Russian meddling in last year\u2019s election. The subpoenas issued in recent weeks by the US Attorney\u2019s Office in Alexandria, Virginia, were received by associates who worked with Flynn on contracts after he was forced out as director of the Defense Intelligence Agency in 2014. Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/05-10-2017-grand-jury-subpoenas-michael-flynns-business-associates-in-fbis-russia-investigation\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block may 10 2017 announcement-no-image announcement-110\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/05-10-2017-comeys-firing-came-as-investigators-stepped-up-russia-probe\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#000000;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"05\/10\/2017 \u2013 Comey\u2019s Firing Came as Investigators Stepped Up Russia Probe\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t05\/10\/2017 \u2013 Comey\u2019s Firing Came as Investigators Stepped Up Russia Probe\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>FBI director had been providing updates to top members of the Senate Intelligence Committee Mr. Comey started receiving daily instead of weekly updates on the investigation, beginning at least three weeks ago, according to people with knowledge of the matter and the progress of the Federal Bureau of Investigation probe. Mr. Comey was concerned by information showing possible evidence of collusion, according to these people. Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/05-10-2017-comeys-firing-came-as-investigators-stepped-up-russia-probe\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block may 10 2017 announcement-no-image announcement-111\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/05-10-2017-the-cozy-meeting-between-president-trump-and-russias-foreign-minister-came-at-vladimir-putins-insistence\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#dd3333;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"05\/10\/2017 \u2013 The cozy meeting between President Trump and Russia\u2019s foreign minister came at Vladimir Putin\u2019s insistence\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t05\/10\/2017 \u2013 The cozy meeting between President Trump and Russia\u2019s foreign minister came at Vladimir Putin\u2019s insistence\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>When President Donald Trump hosted Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in the Oval Office on Wednesday just hours after firing the FBI director who was overseeing an investigation into whether Trump\u2019s team colluded with the Russians, he was breaking with recent precedent at the specific request of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/05-10-2017-the-cozy-meeting-between-president-trump-and-russias-foreign-minister-came-at-vladimir-putins-insistence\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block may 10 2017 announcement-no-image announcement-112\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/05-10-2017-trump-revealed-highly-classified-information-to-russian-foreign-minister-and-ambassador\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#dd3333;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"05\/10\/2017 \u2013 Trump revealed highly classified information to Russian foreign minister and ambassador\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t05\/10\/2017 \u2013 Trump revealed highly classified information to Russian foreign minister and ambassador\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>President Trump revealed highly classified information to the Russian foreign minister and ambassador in a White House meeting last week, according to current and former U.S. officials, who said Trump\u2019s disclosures jeopardized a critical source of intelligence on the Islamic State. The information the president relayed had been provided by a U.S. partner through an intelligence-sharing arrangement considered so sensitive that details have been withheld from allies and tightly restricted even within the U.S. government, officials&#8230;<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/05-10-2017-trump-revealed-highly-classified-information-to-russian-foreign-minister-and-ambassador\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block may 12 2017 announcement-no-image announcement-115\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/05-12-2017-treasury-unit-to-share-records-with-senate-for-trump-russia-probe-wsj\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#81d742;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"05\/12\/2017 \u2013 Treasury unit to share records with Senate for Trump-Russia probe: WSJ\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t05\/12\/2017 \u2013 Treasury unit to share records with Senate for Trump-Russia probe: WSJ\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>A unit of the U.S. Treasury Department that fights money laundering will provide financial records to an investigation by the Senate into possible ties between Russia and President Donald Trump and his associates, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/05-12-2017-treasury-unit-to-share-records-with-senate-for-trump-russia-probe-wsj\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block may 16 2017 announcement-no-image announcement-116\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/05-16-2017-feds-subpoena-records-for-3-5m-mystery-mortgage-on-paul-manaforts-home\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#000000;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"05\/16\/2017 \u2013 Feds Subpoena Records for $3.5M Mystery Mortgage on Paul Manafort\u2019s Home\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t05\/16\/2017 \u2013 Feds Subpoena Records for $3.5M Mystery Mortgage on Paul Manafort\u2019s Home\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Federal investigators have subpoenaed records related to a $3.5 million mortgage that former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort took out on his Hamptons home just after leaving the campaign. The mortgage document that explains how Manafort would pay back the loan was never filed with Suffolk County, New York \u2014 and Manafort\u2019s company never paid up to $36,000 in taxes that would be due on the loan. Read more<\/p>\n<a class=\"timeline-express-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/05-16-2017-feds-subpoena-records-for-3-5m-mystery-mortgage-on-paul-manaforts-home\/\"> Read more<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Excerpt -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- End Timeline Content -->\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- End Timeline Block -->\n\n<div class=\"cd-timeline-block may 17 2017 announcement-no-image announcement-117\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<a class=\"cd-timeline-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/russia-gate.net\/index.php\/announcement\/05-17-2017-justice-department-appoints-special-counsel-to-investigate-trump-and-russia\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-img cd-picture\" style=\"background:#81d742;\">\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Custom Action Hook -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Standard Font Awesome Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-circle\" title=\"05\/17\/2017 \u2013 Justice Department appoints special counsel to investigate Trump and Russia\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- cd-timeline-img -->\n\n\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t<!-- Timeline Content -->\n\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Title -->\n\t\t<div class=\"cd-timeline-title-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cd-timeline-item-title\">\n\t\t\t\t05\/17\/2017 \u2013 Justice Department appoints special counsel to investigate Trump and Russia\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- End Announcement Title -->\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Announcement Excerpt -->\n\t\t<div class=\"the-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The Justice Department appointed a special counsel Wednesday to investigate possible coordination between Trump associates and Russian officials \u2014 a clear signal to the White House that federal investigators will aggressively pursue the matter despite the president\u2019s insistence that there was no \u201ccollusion\u2019\u2019 with the Kremlin. Robert S. Mueller III, a former prosecutor who served as the FBI director from 2001 to 2013, has agreed to take over the investigation as a special counsel, Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein announced. 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Kasowitz has represented Trump for more than 15 years. Kasowitz also represents OJSC Sberbank of Russia, the country\u2019s largest bank, which is being accused in a U.S. federal court of conspiring with granite company executives and others to raid the assets of a competitor. 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