Lawmakers called on FBI to probe ‘significant and disturbing ties’
U.S. intelligence officials have opened an investigation into one of Donald Trump’s foreign policy advisers to determine whether the American businessman spoke with senior Russian officials about potentially lifting economic sanctions against Moscow if the Republican nominee wins the presidential election.
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) recently wrote to FBI Director James Comey calling on the bureau to probe “significant and disturbing ties” between the Trump campaign and Russia after reports emerged that Trump adviser Carter Page had met with “high ranking sanctioned individuals” in Moscow over the summer, Yahoo News reported Friday.
Senior congressional members have discussed Page’s potential connections with the Kremlin during recent briefings regarding suspected attempts by Russia to influence the presidential election through a series of cyber attacks against Democratic computer systems.
A congressional source told Yahoo News that some members were “taken aback” when briefed on Page’s contacts in Moscow and fear the Russians would use the link as a back channel to weaken U.S. foreign policy.
A senior law enforcement official confirmed the connection is “being looked at.”
Page, who helps run an energy investment company called Global Energy Capital LLC, first emerged as one of Trump’s foreign policy advisers in March. He lived in Moscow for three years in the early 2000s, where he worked as an investment banker for Merrill Lynch and adviser on transactions for Gazprom and RAO UES, a Russian electric power company.
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