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At the same time, they plotted to persuade Putin to openly declare his support for Trump’s candidacy. “If he says it we own this election,” Sater wrote to Cohen.

I, like everybody else besides his mother, have never heard of Felix Sater, but if he thought a Putin endorsement would have helped Trump's candidacy, let alone assured his victory, he's an idiot on a grand scale.

On a related note, BuzzFeed still exists?

[odawg]

This no, doubt, a composition by the NSA deep state operatives.

They can rig it electronically (with all the proper time dates and stamps) and have had plenty enough time to compose it.

As if Cohen was a player in Trump campaign strategy.

[erkelly]

I can’t imagine anyone basing their decision on whom to vote for, by Putin’s support. That has got to be silly made up stuff.

[yesthatjallen]

I was going to vote for Hillary until Felix Sater endorsed Trump.