Did Trump Collude with Russia?
Topic Overview
During the campaign for the 2016 presidential election, the FBI opened investigations into multiple members of Donald Trump's campaign after noticing odd contacts and behaviors between them and people connected to the Russian Government.
Since President Trump's election, there has been significant media attention, not to mention official congressional and Justice Department investigations, paid to the question of whether the Trump campaign was courting Russian help in winning the election, or even actively cooperated with them.
This debate asks whether, given the information we have, it is likely that the Trump Campaign colluded with Russia to help Donald Trump win the 2016 election.
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