FOCUS: Masha Gessen | The Trump-Russia Investigation and the Mafia State

04 February 19 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News FOCUS: Masha Gessen | The Trump-Russia Investigation and the Mafia State  Masha Gessen, The New Yorker Gessen writes: "It's been a strange two and a half years. From the first allegations, in July, 2016, of Russian meddling in the U.S. election campaign to the arrest of President Donald Trump's former adviser Roger Stone last week, many of us who write about Russia professionally, or who are Russian, have struggled to square what we know with the emerging narrative." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Update My Monthly Donation