Trump’s action in pulling out of the Iran deal makes sense primarily as a trillion-dollar gift to Putin (by boosting Russia’s take from the oil market) in exchange for Putin’s many favors to Trump — like helping him win the presidency and indirectly bailing him out of his debts.

Trump’s action in pulling out of the Iran deal makes sense primarily as a trillion-dollar gift to Putin (by boosting Russia’s take from the oil market) in exchange for Putin’s many favors to Trump — like helping him win the presidency and indirectly bailing him out of his debts.

— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) May 10, 2018