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Senate report says Trump campaign’s Russia contacts were a grave counterintelligence threat

A Republican-led Senate Intelligence Committee report landed with a thud, concluding that the Trump campaign’s contacts with Russian figures during 2016 created a grave counterintelligence threat. The findings undercut Trump’s long-running effort to wave away the Russia scandal as a hoax and gave fresh credibility to the idea that the campaign welcomed help from a hostile power.

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First recorded Aug 18, 2020·Meaningfully updated Aug 18, 2020

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Senate report says Trump campaign’s Russia contacts were a grave counterintelligence threat

A Republican-led Senate Intelligence Committee report landed with a thud, concluding that the Trump campaign’s contacts with Russian figures during 2016 created a grave counterintelligence threat. The findings undercut Trump’s long-running effort to wave away the Russia scandal as a hoax and gave fresh credibility to the idea that the campaign welcomed help from a hostile power.

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