a 35-page (unconfirmed) report alleging that Trump had been in contact with Russian officials for at least five years prior to the election, and that Russia had enough compromising material (including, allegedly, a video showing Donald Trump had Russian prostitutes urinate on a Moscow hotel room bed that had previously been slept on by President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama) toblackmailTrump.Trump immediately took toTwitter wz0011af to disclose his actions helping a pro-Russian party in Ukraine; and Trump advisor Rick Gates, who reportedly helped Manafort do so.A few weeks later,Yahoo! Newsreported wz0011af Reports confirmed that national security advisor Michael Flynn talked to a Russian official about sanctions imposed in December by then-president Obama.February 9, 2017The Washington Postreported wz0011af A few days after Comey’s testimony, U.S. officialstoldCNN wz0011af