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Originally Posted by GirlySports
Yeah. I doubt that Putin would specifically recruit a buffoon like Trump who few gave any chance of winning when he entered the race. Instead, I suspect that Russia decided to screw with Hillary as payback for her hawkish stance on Russia and the meddling that the US did in Russian politics while she was Secretary of State. I'm not sure that the Russian government ever thought Trump could win but instead just wanted to make things miserable for her.
The two key unanswered questions are whether the Trump campaign specifically coordinated with Russia on the release of any hacked materials and/or whether the campaign made any promises to Russia in exchange for the hacking. I still don't think there's been evidence of either of those, but that's what it would likely take to actually rise to impeachment level.
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Doubt all you want. When you see who Trump selected for his cabinet though it becomes a pretty clear of it being very possible when connecting the dots. Not to mention all the meetings that have taken place with Russian diplomats etc. I think Putin took a gamble and was surprised it worked though. Russia plays the long game. Efforts have probably been in place for some time.
Useful idiot is a thing.