As Trial Nears, Trump Keeps Discredited Ukraine Theory Alive
What if, the idea went, it was actually Ukraine — and not Russia — that was interfering in the 2016 election?
Never mind that the notion has since been amplified by the president of Russia,
the country that U.S. intelligence agencies unequivocally blame for interfering in that year’s presidential race.
Or that Trump’s hand-picked FBI director and other American officials have said
there’s no information pointing to Ukraine interference.
Or that 25 Russians stand charged in U.S. courts with hacking into Democratic emails and
waging a covert social media campaign to sway American public opinion.
A review by The Associated Press shows that the Ukraine conspiracy theory traces back to Trump’s 2016 campaign, was spread online and later advanced by Russian President Vladimir Putin weeks after his own country was blamed for election interference.
And as his Senate impeachment trial looms,
Trump is pressing GOP senators to rally behind the discredited theory
— asking his personal attorney
Rudy Giuliani to brief them on his trip to eastern Europe,
where he searched for witnesses and do ents to back up the claims.
Videos do enting his trip have aired on the pro-Trump television network, One America News,
and have been viewed thousands of times online.
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/as-trial-nears-trump-keeps-discredited-ukraine-theory-alive/
Julie Annie found what in Ukraine?