By Darren Samuelsohn, Sarah Frostenson and Jeremy C.F. Lin | 01/21/18 05:00 PM EDT
UPDATED 02/16/18 03:30 PM EDT
On Feb. 16, the office of special counsel Robert Mueller issued 13 indictments to Russian nationals who allegedly interfered in the 2016 U.S. election. Additionally, one American plead guilty to identity fraud as part of Mueller’s probe.
A POLITICO analysis of court documents, congressional letters, public testimony and media reports reveals that the investigations into the 2016 election and its aftermath now involve hundreds of people in Washington, Moscow and around the world.
Some names sound familiar, like Stephen Bannon and Donald Trump Jr., but most don’t. Taken together, they illuminate the way federal investigators are assembling the pieces of the Russia puzzle.
Let’s look at Team Trump 73 associated with his 2016 campaign 44 are lawyers 27 are current or former Trump administration officials 24 served on the transition team 12 have ties to the Trump Organization
Many have multiple ties to Trump
The probes have also touched 66 foreign nationals including 52 people with direct ties to Russia. Foreign nationals with ties to Russia The list includes * Christopher Steele, former British intelligence officer and author of disputed Trump-Russia dossier * Natalia Veselnitskaya, Russian lawyer who approached Trump campaign officials promising dirt on Hillary Clinton * Sergey Kislyak, former Russian ambassador to the U.S.
So far the majority of those involved — 172 — have a role in inquiries concerning alleged Russian outreach and connections to Trump.
Relatively few — 43 — have been touched by the parallel probes into potential obstruction of justice by the president or those close to him. * Potential obstruction of justice * Russia contacts * Democrats * Prosecutors * Law enforcement, lobbyists, media * Foreign nationals * Team Trump
Explore the 284 people beloow
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Explore 284 connections Filter by Caterories... There are at least 284 people involved in the Russian investigations. Team Trump - Democrats - Foreign nationals - Prosecutors - Other - C Of interest to Congress - M Of interest to Mueller
Published on Feb 9, 2018 by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Gloria Copeland, a member of Trump's evangelical advisory board, says that God is the reason for the (flu) season. [originally aired February 8, 2018] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vQOD_FiCBM [with comments]
Oh, we caught 'em, spoken by one who knows more about everything than experts know .. LOL
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