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Collusion

  1. the national interest
    Trump Follows Collusion Solicitation With Even Crazier DefenseNo one’s asking him to report everything he discusses with foreign leaders (or whales) to the FBI, just the offers of covert election interference.
  2. the national interest
    Barr’s Letter Didn’t Exonerate Trump — It Vindicated HimAnother astonishing victory redefines what the presidency is.
  3. the national interest
    Trump Didn’t Have Secret Contact With Russia — It Was Done in Plain SightHis private meetings with Putin are an apt metaphor for their entire bizarre relationship.
  4. interesting times
    Andrew Sullivan: Here’s Where Things Get Dangerous With TrumpHis new legal troubles are the beginning, not the end. He will defend himself, like every other mafia boss, to the bitter end.
  5. russia investigation
    Trump Acknowledges Son Sought Clinton Dirt From RussiansThe president says that meeting Russian officials to obtain damaging information about a political opponent is “done all the time.”
  6. Daily Intelligencer Politics Chat: Fiasco in FinlandFour Daily Intelligencer staffers try to make sense of President Trump’s strange press conference with Putin in Helsinki, Finland.
  7. russia scandal
    What If Trump Has Been a Russian Asset Since 1987?A plausible theory of mind-boggling collusion.
  8. Giuliani: Trump Won’t Sit Down for Mueller Interview Without a FightLawyers for the president want to make things difficult for the special counsel as they wage a war of public opinion.
  9. Trump Says He ‘Looks Forward’ to Being Questioned by MuellerHe’ll be under oath, too.
  10. Trump and the GOP Are Running Against President Hillary ClintonNormally midterms are a referendum on the president. This president wants the focus to be on his vanquished 2016 opponent.
  11. Trump Courts Appearance of Impropriety in Interviewing U.S. Attorney CandidatesHe personally interviewed U.S. attorney candidates in jurisdictions where cases against him or his businesses might arise.
  12. the law
    Don Jr. Won’t Face ‘Collusion’ Charge, But Team Trump May Be in Legal TroubleHis interest in obtaining damaging Clinton information may violate several laws against campaigns working with foreign powers.
  13. Could There Ever Be a ‘Do-Over’ in a Rigged U.S. Presidential Election?A vote crucially affected by, say, foreign interference might be an injury without an obvious Constitutional remedy.
  14. Report: Russian Hackers Discussed How to Get Clinton Emails to Mike FlynnA GOP opposition researcher says he tried to obtain missing Clinton emails for Flynn — and intelligence reports support his tale.