> And there is a plausible case that Mr. Putin succeeded in delivering the presidency to his admirer, Mr. Trump, though it cannot be proved or disproved. I'm i

> And there is a plausible case that Mr. Putin succeeded in delivering the presidency to his admirer, Mr. Trump, though it cannot be proved or disproved. I'm impressed the writer had the restraint to use the word "plausible" as opposed to "probable". It's equally impressive that the editorial board at the NYT didn't make that switch back either. > In an election with an extraordinarily close margin, the repeated disruption of the Clinton campaign by emails published on WikiLeaks and the anti-Clinton, pro-Trump messages shared with millions of voters by Russia could have made the difference, a possibility Mr. Trump flatly rejects. Or more likely it had no measurably effect and Clinton was simply that bad of a candidate.