House Democrats urged the FBI to investigate potential ties between Trump campaign officials and Russia.August 30, 2016 Vladimir Putin said he would not retaliate, so Trump called Putin “very smart.”December 30, 2016 much better. The legend announced today that she'll be making an epic return to sing again (!!!) on the movie's soundtrack. reported days later that federal and congressional investigators are investigating Kushner's half-hour meeting with banker Sergey N. Gorkov, who is a close friend of Putin but not a diplomat. This meeting also took place in December, and officials say Kushner may have been attempting to establish a back-channel mode of communication with the Kremlin,according to theTimes