Trump, not Mueller, fuels Russia suspicions

Published August 2, 2018 4:00am ET



Here’s where we are in the investigation into Russia’s attempts to influence the 2016 presidential election: Special counsel Robert Mueller hasn’t charged anyone with anything related to collusion with the Russians; President Trump seems more annoyed by this fact than one might expect.

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort is on trial for alleged crimes that don’t involve collusion and have little to do with the campaign. The president on Wednesday compared him to “Alfonse” Capone, who was convicted of the least of his crimes.

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