Some questions about the impenetrable Trump / Putin ‘Cyber Security unit’

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President Trump met with President Putin at the G20 Summit, and the Great United States / Russia Beef of 2016 has been settled. Trump says he asked Putin if Russia interfered in the election, and Putin “vehemently” denied it — meaning Trump can now move forward with Russia to solve what he calls the “Ukrainian & Syrian problems.” (The Ukrainian problem should also be easy since Putin denies that there are any Russian troops in Ukraine. They’re just on vacation!) Anyway, Trump also tweeted this bombshell of US-Russia relations in his early Sunday G20 recap:

What does this mean? We have some questions.

1. Does Trump think Russia was involved in 2016 election hacks?

Trump has been reluctant to finger Russia as the culprit of attacks on the 2016 election, and just three days ago before meeting Putin he said “nobody really knows” who was involved. But he does admit it could have been Russia. “I think it could very well have been Russia. I think it could well have been other countries,” he said. “I won’t be specific.”

2. Okay, but if Russia could be involved… why would you ask Russia to help guard against election hacking?

I’ll let Trump’s colleagues finish this thought.

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham this morning on Meet The Press:

“It’s not the dumbest idea I’ve ever heard, but it’s pretty close.”