So he ignores Hillary's illegal server that the Russians may have hacked, ignores Hillary's Russian uranium speech quid pro quo, ignores the Democrats ties to Russia during the Iran deal. But hey, lets dig into the Russian ties Paul Manafort, the guy who was a short term campaign chair and never served in any elected or appointed office in or near the Trump admin. Even Flynn was a bigger fish than Manafort.
Yeah, that's seems fair and objective.
I did not know that "business ties with Russia" was a criminal or civil misdeed. Private citizens and corporations have had dealing with Russia since their revolution or before.
Armand Hammer comes to mind. Occidental Petroleum. My father told me stories that he had heard in the oil patch before the start of the Cold War, about US firms in Russia.
And a basic premise of engaging and winning the Cold War, was that commerce reduced the risk of war. IOW common interests make war an undesirable practice.
When did this change?
President Obama's Signature Paves Way for Permanent Normal Trade Relations with Russia and MoldovaOn August 22, 2012, Russia became the 156th Member of the World Trade Organization (WTO). On December 14, 2012, the President signed legislation – which had been approved overwhelmingly by the U.S. Congress - terminating the application of Jackson-Vanik and extending permanent normal trade relations to Russia and Moldova.
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https://ustr.gov/Russia
