Corey Lewandowski was interviewed Wednesday by Senate Intelligence Committee staffers probing Russian meddling in the 2016 election. | Evan Vucci/AP Photo Senate staffers interview Lewandowski in Russia probe

Senate Intelligence Committee staffers probing Russian meddling in the 2016 election on Wednesday interviewed Corey Lewandowski, President Donald Trump's first campaign manager, according to a source familiar with the panel's work.

Lewandowski's appearance comes after the intelligence panel's GOP chairman, Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.), and vice chairman Mark Warner (D-Va.) have underscored that they still don't know whether any Trump associates colluded with Moscow to influence the election, signaling that any report on Russian influence may be delayed to 2018. CNN first reported Lewandowski's appearance Wednesday.


Lewandowski signed off on a July 2016 trip to Moscow by Carter Page, a former Trump campaign adviser who has said he will not comply with the intelligence committee's inquiry. Page has denied reports that he interacted with allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin, asserting that he made the 2016 trip to Russia as a private citizen rather than as a Trump campaign adviser.

Lewandowski did not immediately return a request for comment on his interview in the Senate.

Theodoric Meyer contributed to this report.