According to the indictment, Russia kicked off a set of hacking attempts a few hours after Trump made that request. The timing creates an appearance of cooperat

According to the indictment, Russia kicked off a set of hacking attempts a few hours after Trump made that request. The timing creates an appearance of cooperation that is not ideal. Republicans have argued that Trump was joking. The fact that Russia appears to have promptly complied with Trump's request complicates the situation.