More importantly, Trump worships and has always worshipped Putin, and as the kind of leader he would be if not bound by the laws of this country!!
During his POTUS he was under complete control of PUTIN.
All Putin had to do was to praise Trump and stoke his already vastly over inflated ego, and it was mission accomplished!!
If you don't know already, here in another way in which the crafty Putin got the best of Trump:
Grisham: Trump pretended to act tough with Putin for the cameras | Daily Mail Online
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