[Alberta's Child]

Sophisticated Russian intelligence tradecraft that was meant to be kept secret would not have permitted such an insecure opening gambit for establishing continuing communication with the Trump campaign. They would not have used something as insecure as email, or relied on liaison cutouts who could so easily be traced to the Kremlin. Instead, the Russians who attended the meeting had obvious Kremlin ties ...

So let me get this straight ...

"Sophisticated Russian intelligence tradecraft" such as e-mails and undercover agents that was designed to be kept secret couldn't be used here, so they just sent plain old Russians to meet with U.S. campaign officials?

This guy's whole storyline doesn't pass the smell test. It sound like he's using facts to retroactively create a narrative.

[Travis McGee]

Please see 55 and 57.

[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

One problem of discussing NYT articles is that I would have to pay to see them. I am assuming he is talking about the Trump Jr. meeting. “Obvious Kremlin ties?” Anti-Trump characters are going to claim that any meetings with Russians are tantamount to meeting with Putin. Maybe the author has a better argument somewhere in the article, who knows.