WSJ's Gerald F. Seib explains what have we learned after Special Counsel Robert Mueller unveiled his first two big actions in his investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 campaign. Photo: GettyFormer Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos was discussing the possibility of acquiring stolen emails from Russian contacts well before the public was aware that Democratic Party systems had been hacked, his plea deal with the government indicates. That disclosure, combined with press accounts and statements from current and former U.S. officials, suggests Trump campaign supporters were engaged in multiple lines of effort in the spring and summer of 2016 to obtain “dirt” about then-candidate Donald Trump’s rival, Hillary...

Source: Wall Street Journal November 01, 2017 08:15 UTC