Three separate reports that were released on Monday suggest Trump’s connections to Russia are deep and troubling. A piece by Franklin Foer in Slate found that the Trump Organization set up a very unusual server that appeared to communicate nearly exclusively with a Russian financial institution, Alfa Bank. “The parties were communicating in a secretive fashion. After the NY Times (which is also contacted Alfa Bank about the story, the Trump server was abruptly shut down. An explosive story in Mother Jonesreports that a “former Western intelligence officer” was hired to investigate Trump’s connections to Russia. The officer allegedly found evidence that “ there was an established exchange of information between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin of mutual benefit.” PUTIN's aim has been to encourage splits and divisions in western alliance.”
At thinkprogress.org
