Why Trump gives Putin a pass on Mueller revelations

[DonViejo]

Jonathan Swan1 hour ago

President Trump no longer doubts the basic intelligence assessment that Russia interfered in the 2016 election — he just seems incapable of taking it seriously, and tells staff that is simply what nations do, several sources close to Trump tell me.

Between the lines: There is no evidence that could ever change Trump’s mind, the sources said.

Why it matters:

To the extent that Trump does confront Putin over meddling at tomorrow's summit in Finland with Vladimir Putin — and the president has publicly promised to — it's not with any genuine seriousness or enthusiasm, the sources say.

It'll be purely for domestic/media consumption. Trump has signaled as much in the sarcastic way he's talked about this with the press.

In excerpts just posted, Trump told "CBS Evening News" anchor Jeff Glor in an interview in Scotland yesterday that he "hadn't thought of" asking Putin to extradite Russians indicted by Mueller.

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[Cary]

1. #Hitler is a Russian agent

[world wide wally]

2. We'll never know, will we?