Neither, though, is known to have had intimate familiarity with what the Trump campaign effort looked like. We hasten to note that there is no public evidence at this time that Trump campaign staff directly sought to aid Russian interference efforts. (Matt Rourke/AP)Most notably, there’s that meeting in June 2016 at Trump Tower, which included Donald Trump Jr., Kushner and Manafort. (“I love it,” Trump Jr. said when it was offered.) But Manafort is one of the few people who might know what Trump knew — or Manafort might be able to himself put pressure on people, like Kushner or Trump Jr., who are even closer to the president.

Source: Washington Post February 23, 2018 16:58 UTC