Few sentient beings doubt that the Trump campaign was, from the early days, launched by or at the very least actively abetted by the Russian government.
Few doubt that the campaign worked in concert with the Russians. Trump’s more overt sympathy for Russia is in keeping with his fairly stupid and obvious biases.
But we have powerful proof of the connection now, in the new talking point being trotted out by Hannity and Hume on FOXNews: “even if Trump did it, it wasn’t a crime!”
This is a new line of argument and its appearance is telling. The Trump and GOP Media are shifting their position from denying the deed, to minimizing it.
I defend corporations charged with quasi-criminal offences. Let me assure you, in my friendly professional opinion, that when someone’s mouthpieces start saying “okay, sure, but it wasn’t illegal” that is pretty well iron-clad proof that they did it. Almost as good as an admission.
So this means the Mueller investigation has proceeded swiftly — probably with helpful testimony from the allegedly “singing like a bird” Flynn, and who knows who else.