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Fresh reporting on May 25 kept the Russia scandal centered on a particularly damaging idea: Russian officials believed they could use Paul Manafort and Michael Flynn to influence Donald Trump. Even if the exact mechanics remained under dispute, the implication was ugly. Trump’s orbit looked porous, and Moscow seemed to know it.
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Fresh reporting on May 25 kept the Russia scandal centered on a particularly damaging idea: Russian officials believed they could use Paul Manafort and Michael Flynn to influence Donald Trump. Even if the exact mechanics remained under dispute, the implication was ugly. Trump’s orbit looked porous, and Moscow seemed to know it.
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Fresh reporting on May 25 kept the Russia scandal centered on a particularly damaging idea: Russian officials believed they could use Paul Manafort and Michael Flynn to influence Donald Trump. Even if the exact mechanics remained under dispute, the implication was ugly. Trump’s orbit looked porous, and Moscow seemed to know it.
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