Team Trump’s links with Russia DONALD TRUMP 1998 onwards: Donald Trump’s real estate projects in New York and Florida provide safe haven for Russian millionaires following financial crisis in which Russia defaults on $40 billion in debt Nov 2013: Trump stages Miss Universe beauty pageant in Moscow. Trump meets real estate developer Aras Agalarov – close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin Nov 10, 2016: Two days after Trump’s election victory, Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov (right) says that Kremlin had continuing communications with Trump’s campaign team Dec: Russia’s U.S. ambassador Sergey Kislyak (right) meets Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner at Trump Tower May 10, 2017: Political firestorm erupts after Washington Post reports that Trump passed Israeli intelligence to Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov (above) PAUL MANAFORT 1980s: Trump hires political consultant Manafort as his lawyer on gambling and real estate 2004: Manafort becomes consultant to Putin-backed Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych during his first presidential campaign 2006: Manafort helps Yanukovych’s Party of Regions win parliamentary elections 2010: Manafort’s lobbying firm, Davis, Manafort & Freedman, Inc., helps Yanukovych win presidential election 2006-12: Manafort buys U.S. real estate worth $17 million, according to reports by CNN Feb 2014: Following ousting of Yanukovych, Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau finds president’s Black Ledger. There are 22 entries between 2007 and 2012 purporting to show $12.7 million in cash payments to Manafort or his company Apr 2016: Manafort becomes Trump’s campaign chairman and chief strategist. Quits in August following New York Times reports of Black Ledger allegations MICHAEL FLYNN 2013: Flynn, former director of Defense Intelligence Agency, meets Russian Ambassador Kislyak during trip to Moscow Dec 2015: Flynn is paid $45,000 for attending Kremlin-backed RT news agency gala dinner Dec 29, 2016: Flynn holds five phone calls with ambassador Kislyak, discussing fresh sanctions on Russia announced by President Obama Jan 22, 2017: Flynn is sworn in as National Security Adviser Jan 24: Flynn denies to FBI that he discussed sanctions with Kislyak Jan 26: Acting Attorney General Sally Yates informs White House counsel that Flynn could be vulnerable to blackmail by Russia over his FBI denial Feb 13: Flynn is dismissed JEFF SESSIONS Jul 2016: Sessions meets with Russia’s Kislyak during Republican National Convention Sep: Kislyak meets Sessions for second time in his Senate office Jan 10, 2017: During confirmation hearing as Attorney General, Sessions denies having contact with anyone connected to Russian government Mar 1: Attorney General Sessions reverses his denial and recuses himself from any investigation into charges that Russia meddled in 2016 presidential election CARTER PAGE 2004-2007: Page – an investment banker and oil industry consultant – runs Moscow office of Jan-Jun 2013: Page is monitored by FBI after passing energy documents to Russian spy ring in New York 2016: FBI obtains surveillance order to wiretap Page, citing reasons to believe he is an agent of Russian government Mar: Page becomes one of Trump’s foreign policy advisers Jul 7: Page gives speech in Moscow criticising American sanctions against Russia. During visit, Page allegedly meets Igor Sechin (above left), close Putin confidant and head of energy giant Rosneft Jul 18: Page meets with Russia’s Kislyak at Republican Convention Sep 26: Page quits campaign following accusation that he met with Sechin – sanctioned by U.S. over Ukrainian conflict since 2014 ROGER STONE Jul 2016: On eve of Democratic National Convention, WikiLeaks releases nearly 20,000 emails hacked from DNC server Aug 10: Trump-linked political provocateur Stone (above) claims to be in contact with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, through mutual friends Mar 11, 2017: Stone admits sending emails to self-proclaimed DNC hacker Guccifer 2.0, but denies colluding with Russians Merrill Lynch Sources: Asociated Press, Bloomberg, CNN, Moyers & Company, New York Times, Washington Post Pictures: Associated Press