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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
Special Correspondent
Published
Jul. 17 2018
4:53AM EDT
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Michael Tomasky
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