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    Why Is Trump Turning Against Russia Now?

    The president’s lingering insecurity about his legitimacy might explain his willingness to punish the Kremlin for a poisoning in London but not for meddling in the 2016 election.
    by David A. Graham Mar 30, 2018 5 minutes
    Source: Jorge Silva / Reuters

    No single stand has hobbled Donald Trump’s presidency more than his attitude toward Russia.

    During the presidential campaign, he conspicuously praised Vladimir Putin, and refused to condemn his seizure of Crimea. Trump also publicly called for Russia to release emails hacked from Hillary Clinton, something his aides said was a joke. Trump’s perceived softness on Putin seems to have encouraged advisers like George Papadopoulos and perhaps Michael Flynn to make overtures to the Kremlin, whether Trump intended that or not.

    Once in office, Trump’s apparent Russophilia has continued to dog him. , and his eagerness to stifle or shut down any investigation that touched on it, has directly or indirectly produced tremendous legal and political peril for Trump. Polls show support for Special Counel Robert Mueller, concern that

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