A Beginner’s Guide to the Trump/Russia Controversy

Answering the most frequently asked questions about Trump, the Kremlin, 2016, and beyond

 

David French at NR   "The controversy over Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, suspicions of the Trump campaign’s involvement in that interference, and concerns about illegitimate and illegal “deep state” attacks on the Trump administration has become so complicated and saturated with twists and turns as to be almost impossible to follow. Herewith is a modest effort to provide context, assess where we are, and offer a few tentative conclusions — an explainer, if you will: 

"First, and most importantly, did Russia actually “hack” the 2016 presidential election?

"No, and the use of that term to describe what Russia did needs to stop. The Russians hacked a few computers, but they did not “hack” an election. The media’s persistent insinuations otherwise are leading millions of Americans to believe that the Russians actually meddled with the election process itself, including with voting machines. There is zero evidence that occurred. None. Zilch. Nada. 

"Well, if the Russians didn’t “hack” the election, what did they do?" . . .

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