If you have been colluding, why a back channel?
This MF has now strayed into the land of the purview entirely of the President. If he wishes to set up a back channel so be it, it is not a whiff of a conspiracy. I guess Stormfuher Mueller has not followed history like when Kennedy set up back channels trying to defuse the Cuban Missile Crisis or any one of a number of events in history of a similar nature. Of course when dems do it it is fine. Recall how they hounded Reagan over the absurd notion that he had an agreement to release the hostages after being sworn in?? Same old play book.
Kinda like we never heard of opposition research until the Dossier was brought into the picture.