Collusion: Sanctions Announcement Completes Circle Between Trump Camp And Russian Intel - TRMS
Rachel Maddow highlights a passage from the Treasury Department announcement of new sanctions against Russia that says Paul Manafort associate Konstantin Kilimnik delivered polling and campaign strategy information to Russian intelligence. Previously it was known that Manafort gave such materials to Kilimnik, but not what Kilimnik had done with them. Also previously known was that Russian intelligence interfered in the 2016 election to boost the Trump campaign. Aired on 04/15/2021.
'When Did US Government Figure This Out?': Collusion Revelation Raises New Questions - Rachel Maddow - MSNBC
Michael Schmidt, Washington correspondent for the New York Times, talks with Rachel Maddow about how the newly connected dot in the 2016 Trump campaign's collusion with Russia changes what we know and sharpens the questions about what we don't yet know. Aired on 04/15/2021.
'Contain And Engage': Biden Opens New Chapter With Actual U.S. Russia Policy - Rachel Maddow - MSNBC
Michael McFaul, former U.S. ambassador to Russia, talks with Rachel Maddow about the complexity and balance of the several fronts on which the Biden administration is engaging with Russia and Vladimir Putin, a marked departure from the Trump era. Aired on 04/15/2021.