Maggie's Farm

The News Junkie: There is no target.

Of course there are targets, including Trump's former campaign manager, a Trump campaign aide, Trump's former National Security Advisor, a Trump campaign foreign policy advisor, and most recently, Trump's attorney.

Notably, the term used with regards to Trump was "target", not "subject".

The News Junkie: Russia dirt seems to lead only to the Clintons.

That is incorrect. Both Manafort (indicted) and Flynn (pleaded guilty) had close contacts with Russian agents. There is no reasonable doubt that Russia interfered in the U.S. election to disadvantage Clinton, and attempted to recruit people close to Trump.

another guy named Dan: So again, please explain how the Russians kept Clinton from campaigning north of I-94 in Wisconsin. Which among them put the word "deplorables" on her teleprompter? Stored her emails on a server outside the State Department's firewall?

None of that is relevant to the claim about "Russian dirt" and the Trump campaign.

another guy named Dan: Did the Russians try to influence the election? Probably yes. Did they succeed?

They clearly influenced the election, even if the influence may or may not have been decisive. Of course this is only important if you consider a foreign adversary breaking U.S. law in an attempt to undermine U.S. democracy to be important.

another guy named Dan: Did various EU countries try to influence the election in favor of Democrats in 2008?

There is no law against a foreign leader expressing a preference. There IS a law against hacking into a political party's internal emails, then releasing them to cause maximize political turmoil. There's also a law against direct election interference, such as the use of foreign propaganda mills.