By reversing his administration's decision to issue new sanctions against Russia, President Trump has continued a clear pattern that would be inexplicable in any other administration: repeatedly undermining US government efforts to apply pressure on Russia. In Trump’s case, the reason isn't inexplicable–it's crystal clear.

Michael Cohen is causing all sorts of trouble for himself lately, but some of his biggest issues are less paparazzi red meat and more big-picture collusion.

Through his own admission, Michael Cohen, Trump’s longtime attorney, played the role of Trump’s ‘fixer’ in the Stormy Daniels affair, paying Daniels hush money and covering it up in the waning days of the campaign. The allegations against Cohen in the Stormy Daniels affair bear a striking similarity to reports from the Steele Dossier: namely, that Michael Cohen went to Prague as a representative of Trump’s campaign to meet with the Russians to cover up collusion between the two sides.

European nations are charting the way, adopting whole-of-society methods for dealing with this new challenge.

Through his own admission, Michael Cohen, Trump’s longtime attorney, played the role of Trump’s ‘fixer’ in the Stormy Daniels affair, paying Daniels hush money and covering it up in the waning days of the campaign. The allegations against Cohen in the Stormy Daniels affair bear a striking similarity to reports from the Steele Dossier: namely, that Michael Cohen went to Prague as a representative of Trump’s campaign to meet with the Russians to cover up collusion between the two sides.

A new brief from the Center for American Progress Action Fund’s Moscow Project shows that based on public reporting and indictments by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, there are at least 70 known contacts between Trump’s team and Russia linked operatives during the campaign and transition, including at least 22 meetings. In 81 percent of these cases, the House Intel committee obtained either no or partial information from the relevant Trump representative.