He’s talking about Russia and the Russia investigation somewhat obliquely, so his instinct is to add an “if it was even them” even if it doesn’t make sense. If it was Russia, Trump says — but what’s “it”? The last time Trump talked about Russia’s role in the 2016 election, he gave his strongest statement to date about the country’s culpability. Trump even retweeted a clip from Fox News purportedly showing all of the times he’d blamed Russia for the interference effort. Now, with that pressure lessened, Trump appears to again feel comfortable raising questions about whether Russia actually tried to influence the election.

Source: Washington Post August 21, 2018 13:18 UTC