President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia after a meeting in October about Ukraine and Syria.Credit...Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert/European Pressphoto Agency WASHINGTON — For much of the summer, the F.B.I. pursued a widening investigation into a Russian role in the American presidential campaign. Agents scrutinized advisers close to Donald J. Trump, looked for financial connections with Russian financial fig
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