Russia used Trump's intelligence sharing to try to assassinate Chechen dissidents in Europe, sources say businessinsider.com/russia-used-us…
The practice emerged after the Trump administration backed a policy of sharing more secret information with Russia, in hope of strengthening relations.
"It's a mix of fishing, intimidation, and setting an atmosphere to make it easier to pressure someone else to turn them over later. It also allows an alibi for them to shrug when they end up murdered."
Along the way, they drag their supporters down to their level, obliging them to twist the truth and contort their morals to defend the indefensible.
Doubt everything, the Republicans are saying, except for the word of Trump. What he says is always true, even if he contradicts himself tomorrow, as he so often does. This isn’t the position of a political party, but that of a cult of fanatics bowing down to a false idol.