# Trump associates may have coordinated with Russians, according to US officials

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [March 23, 2017, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-associates-may-have-coordinated-with-russians-according-to-us-officials/782799 "2017-03-23T00:28:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2018, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-associates-may-have-coordinated-with-russians-according-to-us-officials/782799/4206 "2018-04-21T20:02:10Z")

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> [@Silver\_lining](#):
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> After all this time there no evidence of collusion. This Russian business was based on shoddy reporting using words like allegedly or according to sources. The was never any proof…
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> Now should we investigate how Hillary Clinton spent 25 million from Iran and Saudi Arabia, and find out her quid quo pro with Russia paying her husband 1/2 million dollars for a speech too? I say pass, but if the left keeps beating these drums, why not.

The “allegations” didn’t come from a prosecutor; they came from a professional intelligence officer trained to assess sources. See the difference?

It’s so very kind of you to pass on investigating Hillary again. Did you also want to pass on the 37th Benghazi hearing, generously saying that 36 hearings were already enough? When the Starr Investigation had already spent $50 million but wanted more because “maybe there was a blowjob somewhere” did you say “enough is enough”?

_ **I am a bigot.** _ It saves time to “know” in advance who to listen to. John Oliver and Sean Hannity are both entertainers but I “know” which of the two to listen to. There’s too many Dopers to keep track of them all, but sometimes I click “View posts by”:

> [@How Do I Get a Pollster to Notice Me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-a-pollster-to-notice-me/782534/20):
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> Well several on line polls said Trump won the debate. Hillary Clinton was given the questions in advance, a highly unfair advantage.

> [@New allegation: Trump tried to use NSA, DNI to reign in FBI investigation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-allegation-trump-tried-to-use-nsa-dni-to-reign-in-fbi-investigation/787278/74):
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> The Democrats are using the press to take politics to a new low, using suggesting news titles with next to no proof in the context…  
> They are buying out our politicians! Clinton herself took millions from Iran and others. The quid pro quo list here is longer than Trump’s by a country mile.

Got it.

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