I still can't pin it down. There's just something linking the Ledeens, Kavanaugh, Flynn and Russia

[Separation]

10. I have no idea

Why you would ever get that feeling.



Big donor to Trump campaign made overture to top Russian official, boasting of connections

The businessman, Simon Kukes, a Houston-based oil executive, sent an email to the official in Moscow in July 2016, boasting of his connections to the Trump campaign and requesting a face-to-face meeting.

“I have been actively involved in Trump’s election campaign, and am part of the group on strategy development,” Kukes wrote in the email to Vyacheslav Pavlovsky, vice president of the state-owned Russian Railways and a former Russian ambassador to Norway. “I will be in Switzerland July 20th till August 2nd. Let me know how you are doing, and whether you want to meet.”

George Papadopoulos: Ex-Trump adviser jailed in Russia inquiry

A pre-sentencing statement last week read: "While some in the room rebuffed George's offer, Mr Trump nodded with approval and deferred to Mr Sessions, who appeared to like the idea and stated that the campaign should look into it."

Papadopoulos told CNN in an interview aired on Friday that Mr Trump "gave me a sort of a nod" and "wasn't committed either way" about the idea of a meeting with the Russian leader.

But he said then-senator and now-Attorney General Jeff Sessions "was actually enthusiastic". Last November, Mr Sessions testified to Congress that he had "pushed back" against Papadopoulos' offer.

Manafort is flipping on Trump: Here’s what prosecutors want to know

The plea deal, which includes a 17-page cooperation agreement, marks another victory for Mueller’s probe into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election and contacts with the Trump campaign. Manafort was previously convicted on tax and bank fraud charges in a separate trial last month. Given Manafort’s long-held ties to pro-Russian oligarchs and their associates in Ukraine, he’s likely to have considerable insight into any ties between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin.