Nadler’s Russia Claim

Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler went too far when he claimed that President Donald Trump “worked with the Russians to try to rig the 2016 election.” The special counsel investigation found there were “multiple contacts … between Trump Campaign officials and individuals with ties to the Russian government,” but it “did not establish … coordination” between the two.

Nadler, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, made his remarks on CBS’ “Face the Nation” while discussing the Senate impeachment trial. Margaret Brennan, the host, asked Nadler about the White House legal team’s response to the articles of impeachment.

The impeachment trial deals with a different set of allegations against Trump, stemming from the president’s to pressure Ukrainian President Volodymyr