For the most part, the Republicans cast communications between Trump associates and Russian officials or intermediaries as simply misguided. for failing to properly notify victims of Russian hacking and for obtaining a warrant to eavesdrop on a former Trump campaign adviser, Carter Page. They also said that American officials should have warned the Trump campaign about Mr. Page’s ties to Russia, even though Mr. The Republican report does not explicitly contest that conclusion but implies that the Russians’ primary intention was to sow discord, not to help Mr. Trump. Information that has become public since has only clarified Mr. Putin’s intention to help Mr. Trump, they said.

Source: New York Times April 27, 2018 14:03 UTC