By William Saletan
It’s Trump, Priebus, Conway & Spicer LLP. To get
Putin off the hook, they’re putting America on trial.
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President Obama has announced sanctions against Russia for “cyber operations aimed
at the U.S. election.” The announcement pits the accused perpetrator, Russian dictator
Vladimir Putin, against the Democratic Party (his alleged victim), the Obama
administration (his prosecutor), and U.S. intelligence agencies (the police).
If this were a legal case, it would be DNC, CIA,
and Obama v. Putin.
But the story has taken an odd turn. The
American president-elect, Donald Trump, has entered the case, along with his
advisers. They’re not joining the prosecution. They’re serving, in effect, as
Putin’s lawyers. And to exonerate their client, they’re putting America on
trial.
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