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>what a known, paid Russian asset would do differently as President of the US than Trump

Well the obvious one is dropping Russian sanctions. Has Trump done this?





Timely!

> March 3 (Reuters) - The United States is drawing up a plan to potentially give Russia sanctions relief as President Donald Trump seeks to restore ties with Moscow and stop the war in Ukraine, a U.S. official and another person familiar with the matter told Reuters.

> The White House has asked the State and Treasury departments to draft a list of sanctions that could be eased for U.S. officials to discuss with Russian representatives in the coming days as part of the administration's broad talks with Moscow on improving diplomatic and economic relations, the sources said.

https://www.reuters.com/world/white-house-seeks-plan-possibl...


Nice find! Would have to evaluate what the quid pro quo is, to determine if Trump is acting as a paid asset.


I think this exact situation is why the original comment was asking up front what it would take to believe Trump was a Russian asset.




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