"Mr. Trump, for reasons we still don’t really know, has never wanted to take on Mr. Putin, and clearly he still does not."
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Why would he take on the guy who behaves a if he is Trump's favorite KGB handler? LOL.
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Trump has no interest - and no desire - in delving into Russian meddling in the election, because getting to the bottom of that can only end up showing what we have all pretty much known, all along:
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The Russian psychological warfare program during the election - e.g., through automated narrow-cast sub-conscious targeting based on internet web browse tracking - was decisive in winning the election for Trump.
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Which means, for certain, that Russian election meddling will continue ...