Embarrassing tidbits were doled out over a period of weeks by WikiLeaks, disrupting the Clinton campaign with distracting news stories. Trump has been determined to prove that the Clinton campaign was actually in cahoots with the Russians, not the Trump campaign. “The IC [Intelligence Community] does not know the accuracy of this allegation or the extent to which the Russian intelligence analysis may reflect exaggeration or fabrication.”ADADNote that last sentence? By July, Clinton campaign officials were openly calling attention to possible ties between Russia and the Trump campaign, prompting furious denials from the Trump campaign. The revelation sparked new charges that Clinton was behind the FBI probe of Trump, perhaps working in cahoots with Steele’s Russian sources.

Source: Washington Post October 09, 2020 06:56 UTC