Donald Trump’s foreign financial links and possible connections to Russia will be investigated by the House intelligence committee, its new chairman Adam Schiff has announced. The Democratic congressman said on Wednesday lawmakers would probe the “scope and scale” of Moscow’s intervention in the election, the “extent of any links and/or coordination” between Russians and Trump associates, whether foreign actors have sought leverage over Mr Trump or his associates, and if anyone has sought to obstruct any of the relevant investigations. Mr Schiff dismissed those comments, deciding instead to move ahead with the aggressive oversight House Democrats have promised now they are in the majority.