This very probe is strengthening Russia’s hand and will undermine U.S. interests...that was already evident - the Russians wanted to undermine our confidence in our own systems and institutions - the rumors and hyperbole spread by the Democrats and the media accomplished that beyond anything Russia did or tried to do. Now this - bogus indictments designed just to create media buzz the defendants are actually going to contest.
That’s right. Another of their goals was to prevent a productive dialogue between Trump and Putin.