Rachel Maddow relays new reporting from the New York Times about Ukrainian investigations into Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort’s recent employment with Ukraine’s Russia-backed former president.

Rachel Maddow relays new reporting from the New York Times about Ukrainian investigations into Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort’s recent employment with Ukraine’s Russia-backed former president.

Schiff isn’t the only one looking for answers. CNN’s Jake Tapper asked Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) yesterday about the allegations surrounding Paul Manafort and his financial ties to pro-Russian forces in Ukraine. The Republican congressman responded

“Yes, look, I think Donald Trump ought to really investigate this and where his chief adviser, what his association with the Russians are. […]

“[W]e do know that there was a push for some reason at the RNC to take offensive weapons out of our platform. That wasn’t anything anybody was talking about it. It just happened. That has been this affection in the campaign for Russia and Vladimir Putin.