House Russia probe eyes longtime Trump bodyguard-turned-White House aide Keith Schiller
Source: ABC News
By CECILIA VEGA BENJAMIN SIEGEL
Jun 29, 2017, 6:56 AM ET
Congressional investigators now want to interview Keith Schiller, President Donald Trumps longtime bodyguard-turned-White House aide, as part of their investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential campaign, sources familiar with the investigation told ABC News.
Schiller, the former head of security for the Trump Organization who now serves as the White House director of Oval Office operations, is one of several Trump associates on the House Intelligence Committees witness list in its ongoing investigation into Russian election interference.
The committees focus on Schiller and other Trump campaign officials and associates marks a new phase in the investigation -- which is examining how Russia attempted to influence the election, the Obama administrations response and allegations of collusion between Trump associates and Russian officials.
It's the latest indication that the investigations are touching Trump's inner circle. In late July, longtime Trump associate Roger Stone is expected to appear before congressional investigators for a closed-door interview. The growing list of other Trump associates the committee has said they want to meet includes former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, Trump son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner, and former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort.
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