Chuck Schumer: “yesterday morning we learned that two members of the Trump campaign--Mr. Manafort, his one-time campaign chairman, and…”

“yesterday morning we learned that two members of the Trump campaign--Mr. Manafort, his one-time campaign chairman, and Mr. Gates, a close associate of Manafort's--were indicted on a dozen charges as part of Special Counsel Mueller's investigation, including money laundering, conspiracy to commit fraud, and conspiracy against the United States. The fact that the activity in question took place partially before the Trump campaign offered Mr. Manafort the role of chairman in no way diminishes the gravity of the situation. If anything, it suggests that the Trump campaign was negligent in hiring as its chairman a man who was an unregistered foreign agent working for a pro-Russian proxy party in Ukraine. That man is now alleged to have been laundering large sums of money and concealing his identity as a foreign agent from the FBI and the Department of Justice, including during his time during the Trump campaign. Imagine having such poor vetting and poor judgment to hire such a person as your campaign manager. We also learned that a Trump campaign adviser met with a Kremlin contact to discuss ``dirt'' they possessed on Secretary Clinton and had several email exchanges with other Trump officials about his outreach to the Russians. This disclosure should put an end to the idea that there was no communication or possible connection between the Trump campaign and Russia. It is not fake news, Mr. President. It is not fake news.…”