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This is not the central question of the Mueller investigation, as saying so raises the bar for Mueller's work *considerably*—forcing him to show that Trump entered a conspiracy with Russia so early that he was legally an *agent* of Russia (working "on behalf of Russia") pre-2015.
2/ Rather, Mueller's brief is to determine if there was coordination between Trump or his campaign and the Kremlin before, during, or after the 2016 election—which covers all *sorts* of activities (including criminal activities) that fall short of "[working] on behalf of" Russia.
3/ For instance, if Trump conspired with the Kremlin, or aided/abetted the Kremlin, or solicited assistance from the Kremlin, or helped hide Kremlin crimes, or tried to obstruct investigation into those crimes, those acts would all be illegal even if Trump wasn't a Kremlin agent.
4/ There's a carelessness in some quarters in speaking of the Trump-Russia probe that belies the fact it's the most important news story of our era. Poorly sourced scoops on when the probe will end—which equals misleading news on whether there was collusion—is just a part of it.
