We know that’s not true because the Trump Organization actively pursued a deal for a Trump Tower in Moscow. We know that his son-in-law, his son and a top campaign aide met in Trump Tower with Russian officials. What we see is a pattern of ongoing contacts between, on one hand, Trump’s personal representatives, relatives and campaign operatives and, on the other, Russian oligarchs and officials. The second pillar holding up Trump’s contention that this is all a “hoax” is that Russia didn’t meddle on his behalf. Since the extent of Russian propaganda efforts (styled in ways to appeal to his supporters and smear Clinton) has come to light, Trump’s Russia connections have become an exceptionally inconvenient fact pattern.

Source: Washington Post October 03, 2017 15:45 UTC