Connections Between Trump-Russia Has Been Revealed

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In a span of one week, three more connections between Trump-Russia has been revealed. These revelations have widened the Congress's inquiries on whether Trumps associates conspired with Russia to influence the 2016 presidential election. Basing on the revelations, lawmakers have expressed firm concerns regarding the relations between Russian leaders and Trump's team.
The three meetings that have raised concerns include, first, the December meeting between Donald's close adviser and son in law and the head of a Russian bank that has been put under sanctions by the U.S. Apparently both Prince's spokesperson and White House did not have “a role” in the transition team. The question is why did he hold the meeting and how much influence does he have in Donald's administration. During the development, Prince met with Donald's national-security team, and Prince was reported to boast about his influence on the government. Not only did Prince's spokesman say that the meeting did not have anything to do with Trump but also did not disclosure the reason for the meeting (By Thomas Frank, CNN Investigates Updated 1036 GMT (1836 HKT) April 6, 2017).
The other meeting is the meeting Trump's major donor who has ties to his administration with a confidant of Vladimir Putin, Russia's president. The meeting between these two was disputed, as the White House said that Jared acted as an adviser to the President-elect in the transition period and just a “conduit” to the leaders before Trump named the Secretary of State. The Bank said that the meeting was “business-oriented” regarding the troubled bank. It has been questioned why Kushner met with a banker whose bank was under sanctions by the U.S. It is basic logic that if Gorkov and Kushner discussed the sanctions, then Trump is most likely to uplift the sanctions, as he had mentioned during his campaigns. There are no indications that the sanctions were an agenda in the meeting. Kushner volunteered to talk to the committees inquiring on the ties between Donald's associates and the Kremlin, and the Congressional committee investigating the Russia's election activities (Russia: The scandal Trump can't shake: ...