Russian government officials were reportedly overheard discussing Trump associates months before he
Sonam Sheth at Business Insider
http://www.businessinsider.com/russian-officials-overheard-discussing-trump-associates-before-campaign-2017-7
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In light of Donald Trump Jr.'s recent disclosures about his contact with a Russian lawyer, US investigators are taking a renewed look at conversations Russian government officials had about Trump associates before the presidential campaign, according to The Wall Street Journal.
The US intelligence community reportedly overheard Russian officials discussing President Donald Trump's associates as early as 2015, the Journal reported Wednesday. The conversations took place months before Trump launched his presidential run.
The intelligence community routinely monitors foreign government officials who are suspected of espionage. The monitoring was not related to Trump or his associates, and it's unclear which associates the Russians were discussing, current and former US officials told the Journal.
The information the US intelligence community gathered was "vague and inconclusive," the report said, and in some cases involved meetings that took place outside the US between Russian officials and Trump associates.
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