Proof of “Russian Collusion” in American elections generally ignored by the mainstream media up to the present day comes in the words of Vladimir Putin to RT Russia TV in 2012.
That’s when Putin said Obama was "an honest person who really wants to change much for the better.” (Reuters, Sept. 6, 2012)
Another prominent Russian was also on the public record for urging Americans to vote Obama back in the presidential race of 2012.