Originally Posted by Guest

NBC News notes that authorities knew Trump campaign officials already had been in contact with Russia when they briefed the Republican nominee. Specialists would have been cautious with what they revealed so as not to jeopardize the investigation.

By the time of the warning in late July or August, at least seven Trump campaign officials had been in contact with Russians or people linked to Russia, according to public reports. There is no public evidence that the campaign reported any of that to the FBI.