As in the 2016 campaign cycle, Trump denied receiving Russian support even as he openly invited it, calling on them to find Hillary's emails, an action the Russians took up right after his speech. His family and his advisors explored the possibility of such help privately and his aides ensured the GOP’s convention platform adopted a position on Ukraine softer than Republican orthodoxy at the time and in line with Putin’s interests. 

Once elected, Trump continued to reject the intelligence community’s conclusion that Russia had interfered in the e******n and did his best to denigrate and thwart special counsel Robert Mueller’s lengthy probe into the matter (ten possible counts of obstruction of justice doing so), as well as attacking the Intelligence Community as a whole. 

Trump continually has framed the concerns and findings about Russian interference as a personal attack on him by political enemies, and used the power of the U.S. government to push a conspiracy theory that exonerated Moscow and placed the blame on the Ukraine, which has been totally debunked. 

The New York Times reported last week that Trump became angry with Joseph McGuire, the acting director of national intelligence, for telling House lawmakers ― especially Democrats ― about Putin’s 2020 interference efforts. McGuire was replaced as the acting intelligence chief on Friday by Richard Grenell, a staunch Trump loyalist.

And in the Senate, Republicans are blocking legislation that would require campaigns to be more t***sparent about offers of foreign assistance. Could the corruption and foreign influence be any clearer? Trump-Putin 2020!