Maté concedes that the Mueller report’s core finding of “sweeping and systematic” Russian government election interference is not necessarily false, but argues that the report presents insufficient evidence to substantiate the thesis. That leaves serious doubt about the genesis and perpetuation of Russiagate and the performance of those tasked with investigating it.
Maté is a left-wing journalist and former host/producer for The Real News as well as Amy Goodman’s execrable Democracy Now! program. He has a long record of skepticism toward the Russiagate conspiracy reflected in his work for the Nation, compiled
here. Even though Maté’s RCP piece in part revisits familiar ground, I thought that some readers would find it of interest, as I did.