Rudy Giuliani Is Changing His Story Again On Collusion
- 5 years ago
How long until they say "collusion is good"? The over-under is probably around five weeks. Things are moving fast now, but do not lose sight of a few details. Donald Trump, American president, has repeatedly and unequivocally said there was "no collusion." Often, he has done so via ALL CAPS PRESIDENTIAL TWEET. The subtext, of course, is that conspiring with agents of a foreign power to get elected is bad, so you wouldn't want it on your resumé. In fact, Trump and his associates repeatedly denied that anyone in the campaign had contacts with Russians of any kind. That was a gobsmacking lie, many times over. Just look at his onetime campaign manager, Paul Manafort, who sent Trump campaign polling data to Konstantin Kilimnick, a suspected member of Russian intelligence, during the 2016 election.
Now we've learned the FBI opened a counterintelligence investigation into whether Trump himself was a Russian agent, and that Trump has sought to conceal what he spoke about with Russian President Vladimir Putin at all five of their bilateral meetings. In one case, he seized his translator's notes and instructed them not to brief other administration officials on what was discussed. Gee, I wonder why? Based on their public interactions, they're such great chums!
Now we've learned the FBI opened a counterintelligence investigation into whether Trump himself was a Russian agent, and that Trump has sought to conceal what he spoke about with Russian President Vladimir Putin at all five of their bilateral meetings. In one case, he seized his translator's notes and instructed them not to brief other administration officials on what was discussed. Gee, I wonder why? Based on their public interactions, they're such great chums!