The Worst Case is More Likely Than an Innocent Explanation

U.S. President Donald Trump, right, greets Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, prior his talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, during the G20 summit in Hamburg Germany, Friday July 7, 2017. (... U.S. President Donald Trump, right, greets Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, prior his talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, during the G20 summit in Hamburg Germany, Friday July 7, 2017. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) MORE LESS

By Josh Marshall

July 9, 2018 4:56 p.m.

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I spent some time today making my way through Jon Chait’s feature in New York Magazine sketching out what we might call the “worst-case scenario”‘ of Trump-Russia collusion. It’s quite good. You should read it. Here are a few thoughts as we get ready for the NATO Summit and Trump’s much anticipated meeting with Vladimir Putin.

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