Bugsy McGurk
President
A newly released court transcript tells the story. No real surprises, just confirmation.
The Kremlin reps and Team Trump discussed Russia’s primary goals - a US blessing of Russia’s seizure of the Crimea and their mischief in the Ukraine, and US relief from the oppressive sanctions regime that was costing Putin and the oligarchs lots of money.
So, the Kremlin went all in in getting Trump elected, violating numerous US laws in the process. In doing so, they conspired with the Trump campaign, with the main point men being Paul Manafort, Michael Flynn, Roger Stone, Rick Gates, and Michael Cohen.
A sneak preview of the Mueller report...
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/10/us/politics/manafort-mueller-russia-inquiry.html
The Kremlin reps and Team Trump discussed Russia’s primary goals - a US blessing of Russia’s seizure of the Crimea and their mischief in the Ukraine, and US relief from the oppressive sanctions regime that was costing Putin and the oligarchs lots of money.
So, the Kremlin went all in in getting Trump elected, violating numerous US laws in the process. In doing so, they conspired with the Trump campaign, with the main point men being Paul Manafort, Michael Flynn, Roger Stone, Rick Gates, and Michael Cohen.
A sneak preview of the Mueller report...
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/10/us/politics/manafort-mueller-russia-inquiry.html