The whole “Russia” thing started over a joke Trump made as a candidate. This is outrageous in its stupidity.
“Mr. Trump had caught the attention of F.B.I. counterintelligence agents when he called on Russia during a campaign news conference in July 2016 to hack into the emails of his opponent, Hillary Clinton. Mr. Trump had refused to criticize Russia on the campaign trail, praising President Vladimir V. Putin. And investigators had watched with alarm as the Republican Party softened its convention platform on the Ukraine crisis in a way that seemed to benefit Russia.”
What we have here, is that the FBI disagreed with Trump on policy issues and launched a coup. They should all be stood in front of a wall and shot by firing squad.
TOTAL BS! Trump was baiting the HRC Campaign because he knew of the Uranium One.
Of course that is a lie. What Trump actually said was maybe Russia could find the missing emails Hillary deleted. The ones she illegally had on her private email server. At the point in time Trump made the statement the server in question was in the possession and control of the FBI. Any FBI agent who seriously thought that Trump's statement was a serious request for covert action by Russia should be fired for lacking basic mental competence.
No one, not even the liars at the New York times, the DNC and in Mueller's crew, could seriously believe such an idea.
That's a lie.
I remember when Trump made that joke. I never dreamed at the time, that Hillary, the DNC, and the Deep State, would run with that as the basis upon which to launch a grand witch hunt against him.