 WOW: Intercepted Communications Implicate Three Top Trump Advisors In Plot With RussiaBy now, you have probably heard that the FBI and five other intelligence agencies have, for months, been investigating ties between many of Trump s top-level people and Russia. On Thursday, The New York Times told us who it is:The counterintelligence investigation centers at least in part on the business dealings that some of the president-elect s past and present advisers have had with Russia. Mr. Manafort has done business in Ukraine and Russia. Some of his contacts there were under surveillance by the National Security Agency for suspected links to Russia s Federal Security Service, one of the officials said.Mr. Manafort is among at least three Trump campaign advisers whose possible links to Russia are under scrutiny. Two others are Carter Page, a businessman and former foreign policy adviser to the campaign, and Roger Stone, a longtime Republican operative.The F.B.I. is leading the investigations, aided by the National Security Agency, the C.I.A. and the Treasury Department s financial crimes unit. The investigators have accelerated their efforts in recent weeks but have found no conclusive evidence of wrongdoing, the officials said. One official said intelligence reports based on some of the wiretapped communications had been provided to the White House.Counterintelligence investigations examine the connections between American citizens and foreign governments. Those connections can involve efforts to steal state or corporate secrets, curry favor with American government leaders or influence policy. It is unclear which Russian officials are under investigation, or what particular conversations caught the attention of American eavesdroppers. The legal standard for opening these investigations is low, and prosecutions are rare.In short, it s unlikely that anyone will be charged, but we as Americans have every reason to be concerned with the people with whom Trump surrounds himself. Manafort, naturally, calls the allegations a Democrat Party dirty trick and completely false. I have never had any relationship with the Russian government or any Russian officials. I was never in contact with anyone, or directed anyone to be in contact with anyone,  he adds. On the  Russian hacking of the D.N.C.,  my only knowledge of it is what I have read in the papers.  Politifact confirmed last year that Manafort has many relationships with pro-Putin politicians in Ukraine at minimum.While Trump will attempt to connect this to the 35-page  pee pee dossier  published by Buzzfeed   the one handed to Trump and Obama by intelligence agencies   the FBI says that the decision to open the investigation was not based on those in the least:The F.B.I. investigation into Mr. Manafort began last spring, and was an outgrowth of a criminal investigation into his work for a pro-Russian political party in Ukraine and for the country s former president, Viktor F. Yanukovych. In August, The Times reported that Mr. Manafort s name had surfaced in a secret ledger that showed he had been paid millions in undisclosed cash payments. The Associated Press has reported that his work for Ukraine included a secret lobbying effort in Washington aimed at influencing American news organizations and government officials.Mr. Stone, a longtime friend of Mr. Trump s, said in a speech in Florida last summer that he had communicated with Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, the anti-secrecy group that published the hacked Democratic emails. During the speech, Mr. Stone predicted further leaks of documents, a prediction that came true within weeks.In a brief interview on Thursday, Mr. Stone said he had never visited Russia and had no Russian clients. He said that he had worked in Ukraine for a pro-Western party, but that any assertion that he had ties to Russian intelligence was  nonsense  and  totally false. The whole thing is a canard,  he said.  I have no Russian influences. The Senate intelligence committee has started its own investigation into Russia s purported attempts to disrupt the election. The committee s inquiry is broad, and will include an examination of Russian hacking and possible ties between people associated with Mr. Trump s campaign and Russia.Investigators are also scrutinizing people on the periphery of Mr. Trump s campaign, such as Mr. Page, a former Merrill Lynch banker who founded Global Energy Capital, an investment firm in New York that has done business with Russia.In an interview on Thursday, Mr. Page expressed bewilderment about why he might be under investigation. He blamed a smear campaign   that he said was orchestrated by Mrs. Clinton   for media speculation about the nature of his ties to Russia. I did nothing wrong, for the 5,000th time,  he said. His adversaries, he added, are  pulling a page out of the Watergate playbook. What further details will the investigation reveal? Only time will tell   but Donald Trump is now our President, and his cozy relationship with Vladimir Putin is terrifyingly clear. All you have to do is look at his Twitter account.Featured image via Getty Images (Chip Somodevilla/Win McNamee/Spencer Platt)News
wow intercepted communications implicate three top trump advisors in plot with russia probably heard fbi five intelligence agencies months investigating ties many trump people russia on thursday the new york times told us the counterintelligence investigation centers least part business dealings past present advisers russia manafort done business ukraine russia some contacts surveillance national security agency suspected links russia federal security service one officials manafort among least three trump campaign advisers whose possible links russia scrutiny two others carter page businessman former foreign policy adviser campaign roger stone longtime republican leading investigations aided national security agency treasury department financial crimes unit the investigators accelerated efforts recent weeks found conclusive evidence wrongdoing officials said one official said intelligence reports based wiretapped communications provided white investigations examine connections american citizens foreign governments those connections involve efforts steal state corporate secrets curry favor american government leaders influence policy it unclear russian officials investigation particular conversations caught attention american eavesdroppers the legal standard opening investigations low prosecutions short unlikely anyone charged americans every reason concerned people trump surrounds manafort naturally calls allegations democrat party dirty trick completely false i never relationship russian government russian officials i never contact anyone directed anyone contact anyone adds on russian hacking knowledge i read papers politifact confirmed last year manafort many relationships politicians ukraine trump attempt connect pee pee dossier published buzzfeed one handed trump obama intelligence agencies fbi says decision open investigation based least the investigation manafort began last spring outgrowth criminal investigation work political party ukraine country former president victor yanukovych in august the times reported manafort name surfaced secret ledger showed paid millions undisclosed cash payments the associated press reported work ukraine included secret lobbying effort washington aimed influencing american news organizations government stone longtime friend trump said speech florida last summer communicated julian passage founder wikileaks group published hacked democratic emails during speech stone predicted leaks documents prediction came true within brief interview thursday stone said never visited russia russian clients he said worked ukraine party assertion ties russian intelligence nonsense totally false the whole thing canard said i russian influences the senate intelligence committee started investigation russia purported attempts disrupt election the committee inquiry broad include examination russian hacking possible ties people associated trump campaign also scrutinizing people periphery trump campaign mr page former merriam lynch banker founded global energy capital investment firm new york done business interview thursday mr page expressed bewilderment might investigation he blamed smear campaign said orchestrated clinton media speculation nature ties russia i nothing wrong time said his adversaries added pulling page watergate playbook what details investigation reveal only time tell donald trump president copy relationship vladimir putin terrifying clear all look twitter image via petty images chip plant news
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT:  WOW: Intercepted Communications Implicate Three Top Trump Advisors In Plot With RussiaBy now, you have probably heard that the FBI and five other intelligence agencies have, for months, been investigating ties between many of Trump s top-level people and Russia. On Thursday, The New York Times told us who it is:The counterintelligence investigation centers at least in part on the business dealings that some of the president-elect s past and present advisers have had with Russia. Mr. Manafort has done business in Ukraine and Russia. Some of his contacts there were under surveillance by the National Security Agency for suspected links to Russia s Federal Security Service, one of the officials said.Mr. Manafort is among at least three Trump campaign advisers whose possible links to Russia are under scrutiny. Two others are Carter Page, a businessman and former foreign policy adviser to the campaign, and Roger Stone, a longtime Republican operative.The F.B.I. is leading the investigations, aided by the National Security Agency, the C.I.A. and the Treasury Department s financial crimes unit. The investigators have accelerated their efforts in recent weeks but have found no conclusive evidence of wrongdoing, the officials said. One official said intelligence reports based on some of the wiretapped communications had been provided to the White House.Counterintelligence investigations examine the connections between American citizens and foreign governments. Those connections can involve efforts to steal state or corporate secrets, curry favor with American government leaders or influence policy. It is unclear which Russian officials are under investigation, or what particular conversations caught the attention of American eavesdroppers. The legal standard for opening these investigations is low, and prosecutions are rare.In short, it s unlikely that anyone will be charged, but we as Americans have every reason to be concerned with the people with whom Trump surrounds himself. Manafort, naturally, calls the allegations a Democrat Party dirty trick and completely false. I have never had any relationship with the Russian government or any Russian officials. I was never in contact with anyone, or directed anyone to be in contact with anyone,  he adds. On the  Russian hacking of the D.N.C.,  my only knowledge of it is what I have read in the papers.  Politifact confirmed last year that Manafort has many relationships with pro-Putin politicians in Ukraine at minimum.While Trump will attempt to connect this to the 35-page  pee pee dossier  published by Buzzfeed   the one handed to Trump and Obama by intelligence agencies   the FBI says that the decision to open the investigation was not based on those in the least:The F.B.I. investigation into Mr. Manafort began last spring, and was an outgrowth of a criminal investigation into his work for a pro-Russian political party in Ukraine and for the country s former president, Viktor F. Yanukovych. In August, The Times reported that Mr. Manafort s name had surfaced in a secret ledger that showed he had been paid millions in undisclosed cash payments. The Associated Press has reported that his work for Ukraine included a secret lobbying effort in Washington aimed at influencing American news organizations and government officials.Mr. Stone, a longtime friend of Mr. Trump s, said in a speech in Florida last summer that he had communicated with Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, the anti-secrecy group that published the hacked Democratic emails. During the speech, Mr. Stone predicted further leaks of documents, a prediction that came true within weeks.In a brief interview on Thursday, Mr. Stone said he had never visited Russia and had no Russian clients. He said that he had worked in Ukraine for a pro-Western party, but that any assertion that he had ties to Russian intelligence was  nonsense  and  totally false. The whole thing is a canard,  he said.  I have no Russian influences. The Senate intelligence committee has started its own investigation into Russia s purported attempts to disrupt the election. The committee s inquiry is broad, and will include an examination of Russian hacking and possible ties between people associated with Mr. Trump s campaign and Russia.Investigators are also scrutinizing people on the periphery of Mr. Trump s campaign, such as Mr. Page, a former Merrill Lynch banker who founded Global Energy Capital, an investment firm in New York that has done business with Russia.In an interview on Thursday, Mr. Page expressed bewilderment about why he might be under investigation. He blamed a smear campaign   that he said was orchestrated by Mrs. Clinton   for media speculation about the nature of his ties to Russia. I did nothing wrong, for the 5,000th time,  he said. His adversaries, he added, are  pulling a page out of the Watergate playbook. What further details will the investigation reveal? Only time will tell   but Donald Trump is now our President, and his cozy relationship with Vladimir Putin is terrifyingly clear. All you have to do is look at his Twitter account.Featured image via Getty Images (Chip Somodevilla/Win McNamee/Spencer Platt)News
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: wow intercepted communications implicate three top trump advisors in plot with russia probably heard fbi five intelligence agencies months investigating ties many trump people russia on thursday the new york times told us the counterintelligence investigation centers least part business dealings past present advisers russia manafort done business ukraine russia some contacts surveillance national security agency suspected links russia federal security service one officials manafort among least three trump campaign advisers whose possible links russia scrutiny two others carter page businessman former foreign policy adviser campaign roger stone longtime republican leading investigations aided national security agency treasury department financial crimes unit the investigators accelerated efforts recent weeks found conclusive evidence wrongdoing officials said one official said intelligence reports based wiretapped communications provided white investigations examine connections american citizens foreign governments those connections involve efforts steal state corporate secrets curry favor american government leaders influence policy it unclear russian officials investigation particular conversations caught attention american eavesdroppers the legal standard opening investigations low prosecutions short unlikely anyone charged americans every reason concerned people trump surrounds manafort naturally calls allegations democrat party dirty trick completely false i never relationship russian government russian officials i never contact anyone directed anyone contact anyone adds on russian hacking knowledge i read papers politifact confirmed last year manafort many relationships politicians ukraine trump attempt connect pee pee dossier published buzzfeed one handed trump obama intelligence agencies fbi says decision open investigation based least the investigation manafort began last spring outgrowth criminal investigation work political party ukraine country former president victor yanukovych in august the times reported manafort name surfaced secret ledger showed paid millions undisclosed cash payments the associated press reported work ukraine included secret lobbying effort washington aimed influencing american news organizations government stone longtime friend trump said speech florida last summer communicated julian passage founder wikileaks group published hacked democratic emails during speech stone predicted leaks documents prediction came true within brief interview thursday stone said never visited russia russian clients he said worked ukraine party assertion ties russian intelligence nonsense totally false the whole thing canard said i russian influences the senate intelligence committee started investigation russia purported attempts disrupt election the committee inquiry broad include examination russian hacking possible ties people associated trump campaign also scrutinizing people periphery trump campaign mr page former merriam lynch banker founded global energy capital investment firm new york done business interview thursday mr page expressed bewilderment might investigation he blamed smear campaign said orchestrated clinton media speculation nature ties russia i nothing wrong time said his adversaries added pulling page watergate playbook what details investigation reveal only time tell donald trump president copy relationship vladimir putin terrifying clear all look twitter image via petty images chip plant news