The long and winding coverup of the Russia scandal is now complete. Trump and his advocates have long cited special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s failure to bring criminal charges for coordination between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin. (The Washington Post)The events leading up to the Manafort pardon underscore this story. He has been pardoned even for crimes that had nothing to do with the Trump campaign. They knew this was coming, and many helped Trump downplay the Russia scandal all along.

Source: Washington Post December 24, 2020 19:44 UTC