Heilemann: Trump Saying I’m Not an Agent for Russia, Makes You Think of Bill Clinton Saying I Never Had Sexual Relations with That Woman

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HEILEMANN: “So if you’re Vladimir Putin, ripping to shreds American institutions is one giant goal, and then everything you pointed out on the world stage is another. It's not I think sometimes helpful to discuss the notion of Trump as a Russian agent, only because I think people think that makes him somehow like an undercover spy. The notion that he’s an asset, unwitting or witting — I mean, I'm not criticizing you, I just think asset is probably the word that doesn’t cause people to immediately shut their ears sometimes. Whether it’s witting or unwitting, it's the big question on the table right now about him. And the fact that he said yesterday, 'I never worked for Russia,' it just makes you think over and over again about our two previous presidents embroiled in potential impeachments, Bill Clinton and Richard Nixon saying — Bill Clinton, 'I never had sexual relations with that woman,' and Richard Nixon saying, 'I am not a crook.' It turned out they were lying. Maybe Donald Trump is too."