Russiagate
Trump-Kremlin investigation scandal
Russiagate refers to the controversy surrounding alleged Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and possible coordination with Donald Trump's campaign.
The term follows the pattern of adding "-gate" to scandals, from Watergate.
It encompasses the Mueller investigation, claims of collusion, and partisan disputes over what actually occurred: Russiagate dominated the news cycle for years.
Fraudulent secret cooperation
- interferenceUnwelcome involvement in affairs
- conspiracyClandestine coordinated scheming
- dossierFile of personal information
- disinformationIntentional deceptive falsehoods
propaganda · hacking · troll farms · kompromat · obstruction · cover-up · corruption · partisanship
German surname for miller
- special counselAppointed investigator for conflicts
- FBIU.S. domestic intelligence agency
- probeThorough examination or tool
- indictmentFormal charge from jury
subpoena · grand jury · testimony · witness · congressional · evidence · charges · plea deal
Moscow's fortified government seat
- PutinRussian authoritarian leader
- MoscowRussia's capital city
- oligarchsWealthy few who govern
- GRURussian military spy agency
cyberwarfare · espionage · sanctions · meddling · hacking · bots · operatives · intelligence
American political surname
Manafort · Kushner · Page · Gates · Comey · Mueller · Steele · Giuliani
Extent of inclusion
- headlinesArticle titles in newspapers
- reportingConveying documented information
- leakEscape through a breach
- scoopFirst-reported story
bombshell · breaking news · pundit · cable news · MSNBC · Fox News · anonymous sources · press briefing
collusion
Fraudulent secret cooperation
- interferenceUnwelcome involvement in affairs
- conspiracyClandestine coordinated scheming
- dossierFile of personal information
disinformation · propaganda · hacking · troll farms · kompromat · obstruction · cover-up · corruption · partisanship · hoax
Mueller
German surname for miller
- special counselAppointed investigator for conflicts
- FBIU.S. domestic intelligence agency
- probeThorough examination or tool
indictment · subpoena · grand jury · testimony · witness · congressional · evidence · charges · plea deal · obstruction
Kremlin
Moscow's fortified government seat
GRU · cyberwarfare · espionage · sanctions · meddling · hacking · bots · operatives · intelligence · agents
Trump
American political surname
Manafort · Sessions · Kushner · Page · Gates · Comey · Mueller · Steele · Giuliani
coverage
Extent of inclusion
- headlinesArticle titles in newspapers
- reportingConveying documented information
- leakEscape through a breach
scoop · bombshell · breaking news · pundit · cable news · MSNBC · Fox News · anonymous sources · press briefing · spin
- -Gate ScandalsBridgegate, Deflategate, Climategate, Dieselgate, Irangate
RussiagateWatergate
1970s political crisis
nothing burger · hoax · smoking gun · Iran-Contra · witch hunt
Russification, Russia, Russian, Watergate, Russify, Russophobia