FROM RUSSIA, WITH LOVE

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Trump reverses pledge to mandate U.S. steel for Keystone pipeline. A direct beneficiary is a Russian oligarch with close ties to Vladimir Putin (HuffPost).

Declassified report says Putin 'ordered' effort to undermine faith in U.S. election and help Trump (Washington Post).

'You're in deep sh*t': Lawmaker alerts Trump if phones were 'tapped' a judge found 'probable cause of crime' (Raw Story).


COMMERCE SECRETARY WILBUR'S RUSSIA LOVE CONNECTION(S)
Trump's pick for Commerce Secretary, Wilbur Ross, leaves Russian questions unanswered (McClatchy).

White House accused of blocking information on bank's Trump-Russia links (The Guardian).

Donald Trump and the mansion that no one wanted. Then came a Russian fertilizer king (Miami Herald).

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THERE IT IS ... THE WHO'S WHO LIST OF RUSSIAN CONNECTIONS
Despite early denials, growing list of Trump camp contracts with Russian haunts White House (Washington Post).

A Who's Who of the Trump campaign's Russia connections (Rolling Stone).


LOOKING FOR ANSWERS
George W. Bush: We need answers on Trump team ties to Russia (The Hill).

Every outlet White House banned from press briefings is chasing stories on Trump's Russia ties (Shareblue).

This is not what Putin wanted as he cosied up to Trump (The Guardian).

- Mark