Woodward writes that Dan Coats continued to harbor the secret belief, one that had grown rather than lessened, although unsupported by intelligence proof that Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, had something on Trump.
Coats expresses his suspicion regarding Trump's relationship with Putin, suggesting there may be compromising information.
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What we see is the Russians are looking for every opportunity regardless of party, regardless of whether or not it applies to the election to continue their pervasive efforts to undermine our fundamental values.
The evidence is overwhelming. It can be proven beyond any evidentiary burden that Russia is not our friend and they tried to attack us in 2016.
We expect our adversaries and our strategic competitors to refine their capabilities and add new tactics as they learn from each other's experiences, suggesting the threat landscape could look very different in 2020 and future elections.
likely to fuel competition for resources, economic distress, and social discontent through 2019 and beyond.
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