I believe there are also reasonable questions about how Russian actions are characterized in the report. Saying attacks on Hillary were about helping elect Trump without providing evidence that Putin et al were actually in favor of Trump being president is dishonest, and you can't back into it by pointing to things Trump said or did.
You can definitely see why Putin might enjoy having Hillary lose, or it be a close race and she be embarrassed and not have much of a mandate, or preferring Trump because he is so easily flattered. But it doesn’t definitely prove that Trump was involved. That’s the logical jump that I see people make, and it weakens everything else they say.
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I believe there are also reasonable questions about how Russian actions are characterized in the report. Saying attacks on Hillary were about helping elect Trump without providing evidence that Putin et al were actually in favor of Trump being president is dishonest, and you can't back into it by pointing to things Trump said or did.
Especially after the Uranium One deal. Yeah, Putin ought to like Hillary more. MUCH more.
You can definitely see why Putin might enjoy having Hillary lose, or it be a close race and she be embarrassed and not have much of a mandate, or preferring Trump because he is so easily flattered. But it doesn’t definitely prove that Trump was involved. That’s the logical jump that I see people make, and it weakens everything else they say.
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