Russian officials and allies repeatedly signaled support for Trump to his campaign team
Source: MSN/Washington Post
From the outset, President Trump’s response to allegations that his campaign team might have colluded with Russian actors to sway the 2016 election has been consistent. There was no collusion, he has said, time and again, an unwavering insistence that there was nothing that his campaign had done to work with any Russians who, by the way, actually wanted Hillary Clinton to win.
That insistence is based on two things. The first is that “collusion” is a vague descriptor that can be defined to exclude particular inconvenient things. The second is that Trump is skipping over particular inconvenient things.
On Monday, the House Intelligence Committee released a transcript of its interview with former Trump campaign aide Carter Page. That interview was part of its investigation into Russian meddling and was released at Page’s request.
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That debate aside, the exchange highlights a recurring theme that’s emerged over the past few months: Perceptions from members of Trump’s team that the Russians were supportive of his campaign and/or wanted to help him win.
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Schiff is showing his chops as a former federal prosecutor.
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