RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE/PAUL MANAFORT: "American law enforcement and intelligence agencies are examining intercepted communications and financial transactions as part of a broad investigation into possible links between Russian officials and associates of President-elect Donald J. Trump, including his former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, current and former senior American officials said.
The continuing counterintelligence investigation means that Mr. Trump will take the oath of office on Friday [1-20-17] with his associates under investigation and after the intelligence agencies concluded that the Russian government had worked to help elect him. As president, Mr. Trump will oversee those agencies and have the authority to redirect or stop at least some of these efforts."
– “Intercepted Russian Communications Part of Inquiry Into Trump Associates,” The New York Times online, Jan. 19, 2017, Michael S. Schmidt, Matthew Rosenberg, Adam Goldman, Matt Apuzzo, 1/19/2017