Russia, Russia, Russia

Russian interference in U.S. elections is far from over, over, over.

As we approach Inauguration Day, it’s worth remembering one of the primary reasons why we are where we are: Russia.

“I was exonerated! Russia, Russia, Russia was a hoax,” Donald Trump has spewed indignantly at every opportunity. Nothing could be further from the truth. Russian meddling in our elections is a multi-decade project that has used a multi-pronged approach.

Whether you believe that Trump was involved or not, it’s beholden on the United States to take action. Here are the only two possibilities:

• Trump is a covert Russian asset — We’d better do something about Russian election meddling because it’s a threat to our security and our democracy.

• Trump is not a covert Russian asset — We’d better do something about Russian election meddling because it’s a threat to our security and our democracy.

A weakened United States is an asset for Putin. It’s virtually impossible to make the case that Trump hasn’t benefitted from the actions taken by Russia. Conversely, it’s easy to make the…