"In evaluating whether evidence about collective action of multiple individuals constituted a crime, we applied the framework of conspiracy law, not the concept of “collusion.” In so doing, the Office recognized that the word “collud[e]” was used in communications with the Acting Attorney General confirming certain aspects of the investigation’s scope and that the term has frequently been invoked in public reporting about the investigation.
But collusion is not a specific offense or theory of liability found in the United States Code, nor is it a term of art in federal criminal law. For those reasons, the Office’s focus in analyzing questions of joint criminal liability was on conspiracy as defined in federal law."
I agree there is no criminal implication too the word "collusion" really.
It just sort of implies secret cooperation.
But you can secretly cooperate over legal things as well as illegal things.
And my point is there was not even any cooperations between the Trump campaign and Russia.
The Trump campaign did meet with Russians, but it was to convince them to hold back on retaliation.
That did help Trump very slightly, but also helped the US, and was not at all illegal.
The Steele Dossier claimed there were huge Russian troll programs to defame Hillary, and that was disproven.
The whole Steele Dossier was illegal libel.
The facts were that Russia did not bother with the 2016 election at all.
Someone did release the DNC email showing how the DNC illegally gave Hillary the debate questions, but that almost for certain was a US citizen at the DNC.
There was no evidence of Russian hackers at the DNC, even though the FBI claimed there was.
The FBI simply lied.
No should anyone be complaining about a crime being exposed, like Hillary cheating on the debates.
