(Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg)By now, few American leaders -- other than President Donald Trump, on occasion -- dispute that Russia interfered in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. What remains unproven is whether anybody from Trump’s winning campaign assisted in that interference. Whether Trump or his team did anything to solicit, encourage or participate in Russia’s effort, and if so, what. Later in the campaign, WikiLeaks released tens of thousands of emails from the Gmail account of John Podesta, Clinton’s campaign chairman. Appearing with Putin on July 13, Trump again expressed doubt that Russia interfered in the election.

Source: Washington Post January 19, 2019 05:03 UTC