Leonhardt writes: "How Bruce Ohr, President Trump's latest Twitter target, fits a suspicious pattern of behavior on Russia."
Robert Mueller. (photo: Brooks Craft LLC/Getty Images/Corbis)
The Urgent Question of Trump and Money Laundering
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How Bruce Ohr, President Trump’s latest Twitter target, fits a suspicious pattern of behavior on Russia.
onald Trump has a long history of doing what he thinks is best for Donald Trump. If he needs to discard friends, allies or wives along the way, so be it. “I’m a greedy person,” he has explained.
It’s important to keep this trait in mind when trying to make sense of the Russia story. Trump’s affinity for Russia, after all, is causing problems for him. It has created tensions with his own staff and his Republican allies in Congress. Most voters now believe he has something to hide. And the constant talk of Russia on television clearly enrages Trump.
He could make his life easier if only he treated Vladimir Putin the way he treats most people who cause problems — and cast Putin aside. Yet Trump can’t bring himself to do so.
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