US Treasury Department to Provide Documents Related to Trump-Russia Probe

The US Treasury Department unit that investigates money-laundering will hand financial records to lawmakers related to the probe into President Donald Trump's alleged dealings with Russia, media reported based on unnamed sources.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The documents will be handed to the Senate Intelligence Committee in response to the panel's earlier request, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday citing sources familiar with the matter.

The White House said on Thursday that Trump encouraged the Justice Department to complete the ongoing investigation into Russia's alleged meddling in the November 8 election. The probe is likely to be led by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, according to the Trump administration.

In January, the US Intelligence Community issued a report stating that Moscow launched a campaign in 2016 aimed at undermining public faith in the US democratic process and building favorable public opinion of then Republican candidate Donald Trump, but has not provided any evidence.

Russia has repeatedly denied the US allegations of its interference in the 2016 election, characterizing them as absurd, with Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov saying Moscow did not have official contacts with the Trump's team during the presidential campaign.