Thanks for posting the timeline, LG.
Remember also in Oct, 2016 they dropped the pussy tape and thought between that and the Russia, Russia hoax, Trump was going to step down as the GOP candidate.
In the GOP, Pence and Ryan were poised to replace Trump.
But Trump fought back.
Bungling Russian FSB agents are mocked for ‘planting The Sims games instead of SIM cards’ during raid to foil ‘assassination’ of TV host
Russia claimed to have arrested neo-Nazis plotting to kill Putin’s propagandist
Images of their ‘hideout’ showed a picture of Hitler and some Swastika t-shirts
Also pictured were copies of The Sims video game - sparking speculation that police staged the scene but misunderstood instructions to include phone SIMS
Ukraine has denied that its secret service is plotting to kill Vladimir Solovyev