ADThe direct connection between the Mueller investigation and the Ukraine pressure campaign, often lost as the administration has reeled from controversy to controversy, shows the deep imprint the Russia investigation has had on the president. Ultimately, Mueller would find that Russia’s efforts to interfere in the 2016 campaign were “sweeping and systematic,” but that the evidence did not establish that the Trump campaign conspired with Russia. AD“They say a lot of it started with Ukraine,” Trump said in the call that sparked the original whistleblower complaint. The echoes of the Russia investigation can also be seen in how Trump has responded to the Ukraine scandal. ADAs the special counsel investigation got underway in 2017, other Trump allies began promoting the alternative Ukraine theory.

Source: Washington Post December 03, 2019 12:22 UTC