08-16-2018, 07:33 PM
Yeah, folks (especially the right, honestly) seems to be stuck on that word - collusion.
Bottom line: what we know so far is that the Russians wanted Trump elected, and they approached the Trump campaign and offered to help in the form of "dirt" on his opponent. And his son responded, "If it's what you say, I love it!" and took the meeting. And then the Russians made sure than (fairly anodyne) sausage-making emails from the DNC were widely published, knowing that the right would try to make hay with them and the press would play along.
Is there more? Probably. Does there need to be more? Not really.
Bottom line: what we know so far is that the Russians wanted Trump elected, and they approached the Trump campaign and offered to help in the form of "dirt" on his opponent. And his son responded, "If it's what you say, I love it!" and took the meeting. And then the Russians made sure than (fairly anodyne) sausage-making emails from the DNC were widely published, knowing that the right would try to make hay with them and the press would play along.
Is there more? Probably. Does there need to be more? Not really.