A seemingly innocuous holiday snap of Nigel Farage on a fishing trip has been hastily deleted. And here’s why…

The photo is of Nigel Farage with pro-Russian Republican politician Dana Rohrabacher, who is known in the States as “Putin’s favourite Congressman”.

Rohrabacher has close links to Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort, who is named in the emails released by Donald Trump Junior.

They show that Manafort accompanied Trump Junior to the now notorious meeting with a Russia lawyer, who promised dirt on Hilary Clinton.

Rohrabacher has also met the lawyer and is the only person who Manafort met in his previous job as a “foreign agent” for a pro-Russian Ukranian political party.

The fishing trip photo was deleted by Rohrabacher this afternoon after it was published on social media by Guardian journalist ‏.

She put together the pieces of the political puzzle in this Twitter thread:

What *is* the story here? New photo of Farage emerges. With "Putin's favourite congressman" & associate of Paul Manafort – @DanaRohrabacher pic.twitter.com/KNxbqh8cUQ — Carole Cadwalladr (@carolecadwalla) July 11, 2017

Reminder of who @DonaldJTrumpJr forwarded that exciting email about the meeting with the Russians to… pic.twitter.com/27hE94lO1b — Carole Cadwalladr (@carolecadwalla) July 11, 2017

When Manafort admitted working as foreign agent, he disclosed meeting with just 1 politician: @DanaRohrabacher. To whom he gave $1k pic.twitter.com/MtFudmdoHf — Carole Cadwalladr (@carolecadwalla) July 11, 2017

“There’s two people I think Putin pays: Rohrabacher & Trump,” said house majority leader, Kevin McCarthyhttps://t.co/whpkGWfUua pic.twitter.com/ZICKg7oEYQ — Carole Cadwalladr (@carolecadwalla) July 11, 2017

So…I might be wrong about this but @danarohrabacher seems to have deleted this Facebook post now. Hmm….https://t.co/NSJjvL5L46 — Carole Cadwalladr (@carolecadwalla) July 11, 2017

FBI warned @DanaRohrabacher that he was targeted by Russians as asset. If not actively colluding “an unwitting player”… pic.twitter.com/A8wwRVR9rK — Carole Cadwalladr (@carolecadwalla) July 11, 2017

Photo taken in March when Farage in California to support “Calexit”. Only…guess what? Calexit flopped. Because leader moved…to Russia pic.twitter.com/adE4ZZi0gG — Carole Cadwalladr (@carolecadwalla) July 11, 2017

And here he is defending “patriot with high integrity” General Flynn. After he resigned for lying about meetings with Russian ambassador… pic.twitter.com/toZq7sbQV9 — Carole Cadwalladr (@carolecadwalla) July 11, 2017

..Gen Flynn “advisor” to Cambridge Analytica/SCL, says @washingtonpost. Company at heart of Brexit. Bringing us full circle back to Farage.. pic.twitter.com/M8nQ4l46Sj — Carole Cadwalladr (@carolecadwalla) July 11, 2017

A reminder: Farage is “person of interest to the FBI”. https://t.co/DciAFkpvOA — Carole Cadwalladr (@carolecadwalla) July 11, 2017

& new today: FBI investigating bots linked directly to Brexithttps://t.co/1enMR7ZpVs

But in Britain..zip, zilch, no investigation, nothing? — Carole Cadwalladr (@carolecadwalla) July 11, 2017

Fascinating new detail. Lawyer who met Donald Trump Jnr also met with Farage chum @DanaRohrabacher with same agendahttps://t.co/6ipA8v6Jrq pic.twitter.com/ws8WSfZ0xm — Carole Cadwalladr (@carolecadwalla) July 12, 2017

And it worked!!! @danarohrabacher added Veselnitskaya’s views on Magnitsky to official docs https://t.co/TvPcVgM2a9 pic.twitter.com/szlrvhlecC — Carole Cadwalladr (@carolecadwalla) July 12, 2017

And this pic. The one of Veselnitskaya’s main US political contact @DanaRohrabacher & @Nigel_Farage? It *has* been deleted. Why? When? pic.twitter.com/Wif9II9B1D — Carole Cadwalladr (@carolecadwalla) July 12, 2017

Farage strongly denies any links to Russia. He remains a “person of interest” to the FBI.