WASHINGTON (AP) - Donald Trump was in full deflection mode. The Democrats had blamed Russia for the hacking and release of damaging material on his presidential opponent, Hillary Clinton. Trump wasn`t buying it. But on July 27, 2016, midway through a news conference in Florida, Trump decided to entertain the thought for a moment. `Russia, if you`re listening,` said Trump, looking directly into a television camera, `I hope you`re able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing` - messages Clinton was reported to have deleted from her private email server. Actually, Russia was doing more than listening: It had been trying to help Republican Trump for months. That very day, hackers working with...
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