Rick Gates, a former Trump adviser, pleaded guilty to financial fraud and lying to investigators, according toThe New York Times Trump denied collusion between his campaign and Russia while accusing Hillary Clinton.January 6, 2018 that, “Steele was not told about a walk-in source. That was a mistake. He was referring to Papadopoulos, via the Australian diplomat.” The Senate approved a bill putting sanctions on Russia and preventing Trump from changing those sanctions without Congressional consideration. According toABC News