Trump-Russia Investigation. The Week in Review. 1/20/18.

McClatchy News: “The FBI is investigating whether a top Russian banker with ties to the Kremlin illegally funneled money to the National Rifle Association to help Donald Trump win the presidency.”
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/national/article195231139.html

CNBC: “President Donald Trump personally ordered Steve Bannon not to answer certain questions during his testimony to the House Intelligence Committee.”
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/18/trump-ordered-restrictions-for-bannons-testimony-report.html

Newsweek: “President Donald Trump possibly obstructed justice or intimidated a witness if he did indeed tell Steve Bannon not to answer certain questions during his interview with the House Intelligence Committee.”
http://www.newsweek.com/bannon-testimony-trump-obstruct-justice-house-intelligence-785113

Politico: “Manafort trial likely to start in September at the earliest.”
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/16/paul-manafort-trial-timeline-341128

Newsweek: “A German bank reportedly has evidence of “suspicious transactions” related to Jared Kushner’s family accounts and is willing to hand the information over to Russia probe special counsel Robert Mueller.”

http://www.newsweek.com/deutsche-bank-willing-report-jared-kushners-suspicious-transactions-robert-786011

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