A TIME investigation found that ex-Russian intel officer Victor Boyarkin was a key link between Paul Manafort and a powerful Putin ally during the heat of the campaign.

"He owed us a lot of money," Boyarkin says. "And he was offering ways to pay it back." https://t.co/HpoTYdOEOD

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) 29 декабря 2018 г.

A Russian bank gave Marine Le Pen’s party a loan. Then weird things began happening. https://t.co/MZ9lYmYomR

— Clint Watts (@selectedwisdom) December 28, 2018