According to The New York Times, Moscow planned to influence Donald Trump through Paul Manafort and Michael Flynn. US intelligence gathered last summer that high-ranking Russian politicians and security officials allegedly planned to influence Donald Trump through his advisers, the New York Times quoted US officials as saying.. According to the newspaper's anonymous sources, "in conversations (Russian officials - eds) it was about Paul Manaforte, who led the Trump campaign at the time, and Michael Flynn, a retired general who advised Trump". According to the publication, the collected information "was considered reliable enough to be transferred to the FBI, which during this period began a counter-intelligence investigation that is still ongoing". "However, it remains unclear whether Russian officials really tried to directly influence Manafort and Flynn. Both deny any collusion with the Russian government over the campaign for interference in the elections, "the newspaper notes.. Earlier, US media reported that Flynn and Manafort are key figures in the investigation of Russia's "interference" in the course of the presidential elections. Media reported on the contacts of Trump's headquarters with the Kremlin Previously, the US Justice Department appointed FBI ex-director Robert Mueller as a special adviser to investigate possible Russian interference in US presidential elections.

Original article: RF wanted to influence Trump through advisers - media.