The trumpet man postponed his invitation to Putin to visit Washington in the fall and now says it will be early next year after the November congressional elections. Putin said he would be glad to come to Washington and said he just might invite Trump to visit Russia. But in between those events we have learned a few things.
Trump postponed Putin's visit because he was so ill prepared for his one on one visit in Helsinki and could not possibly be ready for another Summit in the fall and show his ignorance once again before the November elections. Trump also knew the democratic party in congress would have some tough questions for Putin about Russia's interference and would want to know what decisions were made by he and Trump in Helsinki. Putin stuck his nose in the November elections by saying Trump keeps his word to the American people, like as if he really knows. And it was also announced that Russia was trying to hack into the office network of U.S. Senator Clair McCaskill who is running for reelection in Missouri, a state that Trump carried in 2016. The republicans would like to win that seat. The hack was similar to the one tied to Hillary's campaign.
And just yesterday we learned that Michael Cohen, Trump's former attorney, said Trump knew of the 2016 meeting with the Russians in Trump tower before the meeting took place. Trump's son attended that meeting which was supposed to produce dirt on Hillary Clinton. Trump denied he knew of the meeting in advance both as a candidate and as President. The collusion with Russia by Trump and members of his campaign allows evidence of both party's desire to help Trump win the election and interfere with America's democratic process. That meeting was truly a traitorous act.
Russia's attempt to hack into Senator McCaskill's office network confirms American intelligence reports that the Russians are still trying to undermine the election process, this time in the November congressional elections. It is a sharp reminder how far Putin is willing to go with a patsy President named Donald Trump. Putin sees no reason to back down. The American people can look for more disclosures to come that will show just how cooperative Trump and his campaign has been with America's greatest adversary.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
