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    Russian Spies' Go-To Tactics For Entangling People: Bribery And Blackmail

    Investigators in Washington seeking links between Americans and Russia's election-meddling are searching for evidence of loans or sweetheart deals used to gain access or control over targets.
    by Jackie Northam Apr 11, 2017 2 minutes

    As congressional and FBI investigators in Washington explore potential ties between President Trump's 2016 campaign and Russian intelligence services' meddling in the election, they're searching for one particular clue: money.

    Loans, payments, sweetheart deals or other transactions are a tried and tested way that Russia's spy agencies get access to or control over people who interest them.

    The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, Rep.

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