Wednesday, May 08, 2019

COTW: No Collusion, Let US Count the Ways

This chart is a little tongue in cheek, admittedly, but it makes a point, i.e., the public does not yet know the depth or breadth of Individual I's relationship with the Kremlin. What Mueller based his legalistically narrow conclusion on was a partial record of that relationship.  There were 37 known meetings and at least 33 high-ranking campaign officials and Trump advisers aware of contacts with Russia-linked operatives during the campaign and transition. The Special Counsel said of the relationship, “the investigation established that several individuals affiliated with the Trump Campaign lied to the Office, and to Congress, about their interactions with Russian-affiliated individuals and related matters. Those lies materially impaired the investigation of Russian election interference.”  It is up to the House of Representatives to further investigate the extent of Individual I's collusion with Russian agents.