Hope Hicks at a state banquet in Tokyo last month. Credit Doug Mills/The New York Times
New York Times: F.B.I. Warned Hope Hicks About Emails From Russian Operatives
WASHINGTON — F.B.I. officials warned one of President Trump’s top advisers, Hope Hicks, earlier this year about repeated attempts by Russian operatives to make contact with her during the presidential transition, according to people familiar with the events.
The Russian outreach efforts show that, even after American intelligence agencies publicly accused Moscow of trying to influence the outcome of last year’s presidential election, Russian operatives were undaunted in their efforts to establish contacts with Mr. Trump’s advisers.
There is no evidence that Ms. Hicks did anything improper. According to former officials, American intelligence and law enforcement agencies became alarmed by introductory emails that Ms. Hicks received from Russian government addresses in the weeks after Mr. Trump’s election.
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WNU Editor: The big story is not that Russian officials were trying to contact Trump aide Hope Hicks .... the big story is that U.S. counter-intelligence officials knew what was inside Ms. Hicks email account.
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