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We can sometimes go wrong by building an edifice out of a series of interlocking inferences. But sometimes the inferences are so strong we should do so, at least tentatively, nonetheless. Look at this story from yesterday from CNBC about Mueller’s tight focus on collusion and specifically links and conversations between Roger Stone and former Trump campaign official and Manafort deputy Rick Gates.

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