These are the key names that keep coming up in the Trump-Russia investigation

With news of business deals, undisclosed phone calls, and secret meetings coming to light daily, keeping up with the investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 electionhas been difficult.The Senate and House Intelligence Committees are conducting investigations (the latter of which has been called into question), and the FBI is in conductingits ownprobe to determine whethe Trump's team had any contact with Russian officials during the election, and whether the two sides coordinated to undermineHillary Clinton's candidacy.Here are the keynames to follow in theTrump-Russia investigations:SEE ALSO:A timeline of events that unfolded during the election appears to support the FBI's investigation into Trump and RussiaDON'T MISS:House Intel Committee implodes amid Trump-Russia investigationMichael Flynn, Trump's former national security adviserAfter some early criticism over his speech at a 2015gala honoring state-sponsored news agency Russia Today in Moscow,former national security adviserMichael Flynn came under scrutiny afterthen-Attorney General Sally Yates warned the White House that he had "misled senior administration officials about the nature of his communications with the Russian ambassador to the United States" in January.Flynn resigned from his role as Trump's national security adviser on February 13, after reports emergedthat he had discussed the possibility of easing US-Russia sanctions with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak.Paul Manafort, Trump's former campaign chairmanPaul Manafortstepped downfrom his role as Trump's campaignchairmanin August after negative reports surfaced about his workwith the ousted, pro-Russia president of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych.TheAP reported last week that Manafortcollaborated with Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaskafor years to promote the interests of the Putin government and stifle anti-Russian opposition across numerous post-Soviet countries.Manaforthas volunteered to be interviewedby the House Intelligence Committeeabout Russia's intererence in the election.Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law and senior adviserTrump's son-in-law and top adviser, Jared Kushner, this week became the closest person to Trumpto be caught up in the investigations into possible collusion between Trump associates and Russia. Kushner has volunteered to be interviewed by the Senate IntelligenceCommittee about his December meetings with Russian ambassadorSergey Kislyak and, later, with theCEO of Russia's state-owned Vnesheconombank.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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