<sod >The dutchman does not have any known ties to the Trump campaign specifically, but sentencing discussions filed in court showed that Mr Van der SwaanÃÂ and Mr Gates had discussions with a former Russian intelligence officer during the final months of the 2016 presidential campaign.< eod>< sod > He does not have any known ties to the Trump campaign specifically, but sentencing discussions filed in court showed thatÃÂ Van der SwaanÃÂ and Mr Gates had discussions with a former Russian intelligence officer during the final months of the 2016 presidential campaign.< eod>