Washington — U.S. officials sought help from Russia during President Trump's first term to secure the release of journalist Austin Tice after intelligence indicated that the Marine veteran was likely still alive but numerous leads and a hefty reward hadn't helped locate him. Robert O'Brien, who was a hostage negotiator for the administration at the time and later became Mr. Trump's national security adviser, asked Nikolai Patrushev, the Russian national security adviser, if Russia could use its