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

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**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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**Post date:** [July 11, 2017, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-associates-may-have-coordinated-with-russians-according-to-us-officials/782799/758 "2017-07-11T18:46:51Z")

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> [@RTFirefly](#):
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> Wow, that was certainly a different take on that article than I had.
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> What I read was, the Dems were aware that an operation was being run against them, and they were trying to find out about it.
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> I guess that’s incidentally ‘getting dirt’ on the people running the operation, but gimme a break.

Ah, the old “_we’re_ just defending ourselves against _those_ guys” line …

[Our guy] trying to uncover [their guy’s] dealings with Russia = good.

[Their guy] trying to uncover [our guy’s] dealings with Russia = bad.

Works for True Believers. Not for me.

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