The campaign chairman and Rick Gates, another Trump strategist, were working in 2012 on behalf of the political party of Ukraine’s pro-Russian president at the time, Viktor Yanukovych.
Election 2016
Donald Trump shakes up campaign, adds ‘big people’ at top
The move comes as opinion surveys show Trump now trailing Clinton nationally and in a host of key battleground states.
Congress receives FBI notes from Clinton interview
Republicans are also demanding a new investigation into whether the Democratic presidential nominee lied to Congress.
Analysis: Trump blasts nation-building yet wanted to seize Iraq’s oil
He says taking over the nation’s oil production could have prevented the rise of the Islamic State.
Why it matters: North Korea’s looming nuclear threat confronts next president
Trump and Clinton offer differing views of dealing with Kim Jong Un.
Trump says Clinton lacks stamina to fight Islamic State, other enemies
He continues to blame the former secretary of state and President Obama for enacting policies that allowed the Islamic State to spread.
Trump campaign attacks media coverage
Meanwhile, Gov. Mike Pence says the nominee will lay out his plans for ‘confronting radical Islamic terrorism.’
Trump, Republican Party rift may widen to unbridgeable
GOP leaders fear loss of congressional control if the nominee goes down in flames.
Another View: Clash in Ukraine reflects Putin’s desire to deceive, subvert
Allegations of an attempted incursion in Crimea sound like a pretext for action by Moscow.
Trump has pattern of using ‘sarcasm’ defense
The Republican candidate has repeatedly made bold statements, only to later claim he was being sarcastic.