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Dan Coats added that he doesn’t know what Putin and Trump discussed privately in Helsinki.
But they’re starting to unite against a common enemy: Trump and Republicans.
Trump responded “no” when asked if he thought Russia was still targeting the United States.
He doesn’t seem to grasp the importance of collective defense or even how it works.
Trump said he didn’t see any reason why it “would” be Russia, but now he’s claiming he meant to say “wouldn’t.”
Standing next to Putin, Trump slammed US intelligence agencies, Democrats, and the Mueller investigation.
It’s not exactly plausible deniability, but they’ll take it.
It’s not just that Trump trashed America’s intelligence community — it’s that he did so while getting very little from Putin.
The president claims that the Mueller investigation is driving a “wedge” between US-Russia relations.
White House aides want you to believe the president stands with Putin because he doesn’t get what’s going on.
Republicans called Trump’s remarks in Helsinki “disgraceful” and “shameful.” But they pretty much stopped there.
“We have been clear in our assessments of Russian meddling in the 2016 election and their ongoing, pervasive efforts to undermine our democracy,” Dan Coats said.
In Helsinki, Putin brought up the far right’s biggest boogeyman.
Trump refused to say Russia interfered with US elections. These diagrams show exactly how it did.
Trump is hard on traditional allies and soft on Putin because that’s what he thinks.
It seems Trump’s shocking performance in Helsinki was beyond the pale for Ryan.
Rather than condemn Russia, Trump ranted about Peter Strzok, Michael Flynn’s prosecution, the DNC server, and a “Pakistani gentleman.”
Cooper did not mince words.
In Helsinki, Trump’s true message to Putin is: “Thank you.” And we have no idea what to do about it.
John Brennan: “Not only were Trump’s comments imbecilic, he is wholly in the pocket of Putin.”
Yes, this is about the “pee tape.”
“I think that the probe is a disaster for our country,” Trump said.
Some of the absolute worst moments from one of the Trump presidency’s lowlights.
The US “stands to lose much and gain little from direct talks with Putin.”
Yes, election meddling will likely come up.
Trump blamed the US for its bad ties to Russia. Russia agreed.
A former US ambassador to Russia breaks down the Trump-Putin meeting.
Now the real fun begins.
“They consider him a stupid, unstrategic politician.”
“We’re not looking for concrete deliverables here.”
Russia is poised to hack again. Here’s how the media should respond.
The indictments suggest Russian hackers and Wikileaks planned to sow discord between Clinton and Sanders camps during the 2016 Democratic National Convention.
Is Mueller trolling Trump ahead of his meeting with Putin?
Crimes were committed and Trump has sought impunity for the criminals.
Trump in 2016: Russia hacking the DNC is “the new joke in town.” Mueller in 2018: Ha. Ha. Ha.
The leaks that plagued the DNC, John Podesta, and others are crucial to the Russian interference probe.
Rod Rosenstein announced the new charges Friday.
It comes days before President Trump’s summit with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
The FBI agent known for sending anti-Trump text messages faces questions on Capitol Hill.
NATO got stronger at the summit. So did Putin’s hand.