Both the Democratic-led House and Republican-led Senate confirmed that Russia interfered in the 2016 election with the intention of helping Trump win. But the parties remained divided on whether Trump aides colluded with Russian operatives leading up to the election. Trump denied seeking Russia’s help during the election, despite publicly asking the country to hack into then-Democratic presidential opponent Hillary Clinton’s emails in July 2016. “One of the largest ways that ... foreign governments gain leverage ― certainly in the case of the president ― is through financial entanglements,” Strzok said Sunday. He added: “Those interactions have placed him in the position where the Russians have leverage over him and are able to influence his actions.”

Source: Huffington Post September 13, 2020 18:33 UTC