Gary Kasparov on why proving collusion with Russia is hard.

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7. And this

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@Kasparov63 Mr. Kasparov,

Does the "Russian Government" phrase in Barr's letter give you pause? How broadly do you think "Russian Government" is construed (apologies that I'm asking for speculation) and is it broad enough? How broad should we construe?

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This distinction is the key to the problem. Putin's mafia structure is designed to give "Russia" deniability. Like using mercenaries instead of conscripts. How broadly was Mueller allowed to construe someone like Deripaska serving "Russia"?



Putin speaks openly about "Russian patriots" hacking other countries, or "pro-Russian militants" invading Ukraine. This feeble deniability works because the free world stupidly accepts it too often.