In a letter to Trump campaign lawyer Ben Ginsberg, Senate Judiciary Chairman Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) and ranking Democrat Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) requested the “responsive emails” of John Mashburn and Rick Dearborn. [A (so far) complete timeline of the investigation into Trump and Russia]Dearborn’s name has surfaced in conjunction with various attempts by Russians to meet with members of the Trump campaign. The Trump campaign and the White House have said there was no contact between anyone on their staff and Russia. Dearborn and Mashburn were also the recipients of phone calls made by campaign foreign policy aide J.D. The Judiciary Committee is one of three congressional panels that has been probing questions related to the 2016 election and the Trump campaign’s alleged ties to Russian officials.

Source: Washington Post March 29, 2018 17:41 UTC