Trump's embrace of Russia: The evidence on public display already paints a jarring picture
Trump's in-plain-sight embrace of Russia gets obscured by the Trump news avalanche. It's worth reviewing what's been established so far.
Long before running for president, Trump relied on Russian money.
Trump consistently defends Russia and attacks U.S. officials investigating Russia.
John Harwood | @johnjharwood
Published 7:35 AM ET Fri, 2 March 2018 Updated 8:35 AM ET Fri, 2 March 2018
CNBC.com
As Robert Mueller accumulates guilty pleas and cooperating witnesses, President Donald Trump stands behind a final redoubt: Nobody has shown he conspired with Russia in 2016.
Whether Mueller ultimately alleges such a crime remains unknown. He now has help from Trump's former national security advisor, deputy campaign chief and campaign foreign policy advisor — all of whom have admitted felonies.
But whatever the special counsel concludes legally about "collusion," evidence on public display already paints a jarring picture. It shows an American president who has embraced Russian money and illicit favors, while maintaining rhetoric and policies benefiting Russia and undercutting national security officials of his own country.
Long before running for president, Trump relied on Russian money
His partners in the Trump Soho project in New York, announced in 2006, included a former official of the Soviet Union and a Russian who confessed to felony fraud involving organized crime. Son Donald Trump Jr. said two years later that money was "pouring in from Russia" for "high-end product."
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