Between the Lines

The fabrication that was “Russia-gate”

Between the Lines

Show Notes

It was called Russia-gate and it’s now been found to have been a complete fabrication. It was based on the widespread claim that Donald Trump was a Kremlin agent, and his victory in the presidential election in 2016 was due to his campaign’s collusion with Russia.

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