President Trump campaigned as his own man, refusing money from special interests. That position may come in handy in the Russia investigation ahead. At least these investigations won’t go the way of the FBI’s 1996-98 inquiry into Chinese attempts to influence U.S. policy directly by funneling money to Bill Clinton’s re-election campaign.

If you think it’s abnormal for foreign governments to take an interest in our elections and try to shape their outcomes, or that the U.S. doesn’t do the same, think again.

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