In July 2016, Donald Trump — then still the Republican Party’s presidential candidate — openly encouraged Russia to hack Hillary Clinton, then the Democratic Party’s nominee for the White House.
“I will tell you this, Russia: If you’re listening, I hope you’re able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing. I think you will probably be rewarded mightily by our press,” Trump told a group of reporters assembled reporters at a news conference.
As former special counsel Robert Mueller’s report made clear, this was not the beginning of Trump’s association with Russia — but it was certainly a flashpoint.
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