2. …and to benefit Trump. Then they lied about this & provided Putin cover. https://t.co/EdYCb3rvbk

— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) July 13, 2017

“…The Trump Jr. emails demonstrate that through this entire affair, Trump’s top advisers possessed direct inside information indicating Putin’s crew was willing to act clandestinely to boost Trump’s chances. Whenever they discounted the idea that Russia was plotting against Clinton to help Trump—or stood by when Trump did so—they were lying. More important, they were knowingly creating a smokescreen behind which the Putin operation could proceed.”