Trump Campaign Was In “Constant Contact” With Russia, New Reports Claim

Whelp: it’s looking more and more like the Trump campaign had repeated contact with Russia throughout the election.

An explosive new report in the New York Times claims that phone records and intercepted calls show members of Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and other Trump associates “had repeated contacts with senior Russian intelligence officials” in the 12 months before the election, according to four current and former American officials.

And CNN reports that “multiple current and former intelligence, law enforcement and administration” officials claim that high-level advisors in Trump’s team were “in constant contact” with Russians throughout the campaign.

It comes one day after National Security Advisor Michael Flynn resigned amid controversy around his communication with Russia during the transition period before Trump was sworn in, leaving him open to blackmail.

Press Secretary Sean Spicer this afternoon denied that anyone – including General Flynn –had contact with Russia during the Trump campaign.

Sean Spicer TODAY: Nobody on the Trump campaign had contact with Russia before the election. pic.twitter.com/cXhpI3S5y0

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) February 15, 2017

“My understanding is that what General Flynn has now expressed is that during the transition period – well, we were very clear that during the transition period, he did speak with the ambassador–” he began.

“I’m talking about the campaign,” interrupted ABC News‘ Jonathan Karl, who asked Spicer to clarify in the first place.

“I don’t have any – there’s nothing that would conclude me – that anything different has changed with respect to that time period,” Spicer replied.

Former Attorney-General Sally Yates had warned the administration a month ago that Flynn was susceptible to blackmail thanks to his communication with Russia – y’know, before she was fired for opposing Trump’s Muslim ban.