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Trump-Russia Investigation. The Week in Review. 5/26/18.

Vanity Fair : “Republicans have gone silent after getting a secret briefing on the informant in the Trump campaign. Democrats say they were shown ‘no evidence’ for the allegations.” https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/05/donald-trump-russia-investigation-fbi-informant The Guardian : “Russian oligarch met Cohen at Trump Tower before inauguration.” https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/25/russian-oligarch-michael-cohen-trump-inauguration-sources Haaretz : “The Countless Israeli Connections to Mueller’s Probe of Trump and Russia.” https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/.premium-trump-russia-mueller-probe-the-israel-connections-1.6116639 Democracy Now : “White House Lawyer Joins Secret Briefings About FBI Informant.” https://www.democracynow.org/2018/5/25/headlines/white_house_lawyer_joins_secret_briefings_about_fbi_informant Vox: “’Spygate,’ the false allegation that the FBI had a spy in the Trump campaign, explained.” https://www.vox.com/2018/5/25/17380212/sp

Trump-Russia Investigation. The Week in Review. 5/20/18.

New York Times : “Trump accused the FBI…without evidence, of sending a spy to secretly infiltrate his 2016 campaign…In fact, FBI agents sent an informant to talk to two campaign advisers only after they received evidence that the pair had suspicious contacts linked to Russia.” https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/18/us/politics/trump-fbi-informant-russia-investigation.html CNN : “Five times an incendiary pro-Trump claim on Russia fell flat.” https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/19/politics/five-debunked-russia-claims-donald-trump-allies/index.html Vox : “Republican-run Senate Intelligence Committee says…Russia tried to help Donald Trump win the 2016 election—and Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his government to do so.” https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/5/16/17361650/russia-election-trump-putin-intelligence-committee Reuters : “Robert Mueller has subpoenaed a key assistant of long-time Donald Trump adviser Roger Stone.” https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-

Trump-Russia Investigation. The Week in Review. 5/12/18.

New York Times : “Firm Tied to Russian Oligarch Made Payments to Michael Cohen…President Trump’s Personal Lawyer.” https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/08/us/politics/michael-cohen-shell-company-payments.html Bloomberg News : “Russian Oligarch’s Links to Trump’s World Extend Beyond Cohen.” https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-09/russian-oligarch-s-links-to-trump-s-world-extend-beyond-cohen CNBC News : “House Democrats released more than 3500 Russian-bought Facebook ads…Russia sought to weaponize social media platforms to drive a wedge between Americans and in an attempt to sway the 2016 election.” https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/10/congress-releases-russian-bought-facebook-ads.html Slate : “Why is Mike Pence Calling for an end to the Mueller Probe?...Where Pence fits into the timeline of potential collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia.” https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/05/mike-pence-calls-for-an-end-to-the-mueller-probe-what-is-he-afraid-of.ht

Trump-Russia Investigation. The Week in Review. 5/6/18.

New York Magazine : “Sam Clovis…in his capacity as Trump campaign national co-chair, had authorized campaign aide George Papadopoulos to visit Moscow for an ‘off the record’ meeting with Russian officials.” http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/05/sam-clovis-trump-aide-caught-in-russia-probe-leaves-usda.html Chicago Tribune : “Mueller team questions Trump friend Tom Barrak in Russia probe.” http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-tom-barrack-russia-probe-20180505-story.html ABC News : “Trump’s attorney Rudy Giuliani said on Wednesday that the president fired former FBI Director James Comey last May in part because Comey wouldn’t assure the president he wasn’t a target of the FBI’s Russia investigation.” https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/giuliani-trump-fired-comey-things-president-investigation-target/story?id=54910778 Newsweek : “Ukraine stopped helping Mueller probe after Trump Administration gave it weapons to fight Russia.” http://www