The Scotsman

Trump campaign leaders quizzed

- By MARGARET NEIGHBOUR

Two key members of Donald Trump’s presidenti­al campaign have met with congressio­nal investigat­ors probing Russia’s interferen­ce in the 2016 election and possible collusion with the US leader’s associates.

Mr Trump’s son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner returned to Capitol Hill for a second day of private meetings, this time for a closed-door conversati­on with politician­s on the House intelligen­ce committee.

Separately, former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort met with bipartisan staff of the Senate intelligen­ce committee and “answered their questions fully”, his spokesman Jason Maloni said.

Mr Manafort’s discussion with the committee staff was confined to his recollecti­on of a June 2016 meeting with a Russian lawyer at Trump Tower, according to two people familiar with the interview.

Mr Manafort also turned over his contempora­neous notes documentin­g the meeting, one said.

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