"Goodbye to you my trusted friend". So begins "Seasons in the Sun", the 1974 hit single from Terry Jacks. After today's performance by Donald Trump in Helsinki, it seems a prophetic send-off to the United States as a leader among democracies. This sad reality hit me today as the President of the United States stood side-by-side with the Russian president; an autocratic, ruthless, imperialistic ex-KGB agent who jails and kills dissidents; and cast doubt on the U.S. intelligence community's unanimous conclusion regarding state-sponsored Russian interference in the 2016 election. Trump deemed the Mueller probe to be a "disaster for our country" and noted that Putin was "extremely strong and powerful in his denial today". As a reminder, the Special Counsel has returned 35 indictments and 5 guilty pleas. Of those indictments, 26 are Russian citizens, 3 are Russian organizations, and 4 were members of Trump's campaign team including Paul ...
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