Thread by @benjaminwittes

It really wasn't a hoax...
Here's @jon_rauch on the subject: persuasion.community/p/the-real-hoax

And here's @davidfrum: theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

These pieces actually understate the matter because they focus only on Russia. The simple truth of the matter is that the Trump presidency was the biggest counterintelligence disaster in the nation's history. It began during the campaign and ended when he left office. It included

Russia but was in no sense limited to Russia. It also included, among other countries, the UAE, China, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and factions in Ukraine. It was a broad-based effort by a raft of country to purchase what was obviously for sale: American policy.