Russia ties ‘made up’

HILLARY Clinton’s presidential campaign and the Democratic National Committee helped pay for political research into Donald Trump that ultimately produced a dossier of allegations about his ties to Russia, The Associated Press has learned.

Mr Trump has called the material “phony stuff,” and overnight he portrayed himself as the aggrieved party.

The FBI has worked to corroborate the document, and special counsel Robert Mueller’s team is investigating potential co-ordination between Russia and the Trump campaign.