Why Trump's CIA Director Just Went To Moscow — And It's Not About Ukraine
John Ratcliffe, CIA Director, just made a surprise visit to Moscow. Nobody will say why, and speculation turned immediately to the idea he was there to push Putin on moving towards making peace with Ukraine. But that seems like wishful thinking, compared to the other likely explanations - one of which is supported by the suggestion of anonymous briefers, one of which is very much in line with this week's events so far. President Donald Trump has denied that anything significant is going on whatsoever, which is as big a tell that something is up as you could possibly need. Let's discuss.
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