Trump and Russia: An Introduction to What We Know (and What We Don't)

In which John discusses the Russian government's interference in the 2016 U.S. Presidential election, allegations of collusion against members of Donald Trump's campaign, what is known about various Trump campaign officials' relationship to Vladimir Putin's regime, and also what we don't know. SOURCES BELOW:

CORRECTION: Nixon resigned before he was impeached.

Vladimir Putin personally oversaw efforts by the Russian government to affect the U.S. Presidential election outcome in favor of Donald Trump, according to both the Department of Homeland Security and the Officer of the Director of National Intelligence:
https://www.dhs.gov/news/2016/10/07/j...
Trump campaign removed language from the Republican Party platform supporting Ukraine in their ongoing conflict with Russia:

http://www.npr.org/2016/08/06/4888765...

The Putin regime engaged in a disinformation campaign, attempted to access several states' election data, and oversaw the hacking of the DNC and sent the DNC and John Podesta emails to wikileaks:

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/06/us...

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl...

http://time.com/4625301/cia-russia-wi... and https://www.cnet.com/news/how-experts...