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Russia’s Plan to Buy Off the GOP Began Before the Rise of Trump

THE BEAR AND THE ELEPHANT

Republicans placed an anti-patriot in the Oval Office—just as the Russians bet they would.

Michael Tomasky
Michael Tomasky 

Special Correspondent

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Michael Tomasky

Michael Tomasky

Special Correspondent

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