In wasn't referencing two years ago.  I was referencing this past Friday.  The evidence is in a two hour meeting in which Lavrov reported Trump accepted Putin's denial of election interference.  Lavrov has not been directly refuted by Tillerson.  The pudding in which to look for proof is the fact Trump and Putin agreed to create a joint 'cyber security' effort.  As Rubio tweeted today, that's like starting a joint chemical weapons effort with Asad.  Lyndsey Graham tweeted this is one of the dumber concepts he's ever heard.

Trump has essentially given Putin a pass so Trump can magically make Bannon's Breitbart wet dream of a 'clash of civilizations' in which the Judeo/Christian white rises up and once again takes HIS place as lord of all.  Unfortunately, the population numbers indicate Trump can't do it on his own, and Europe won't help him, and so that leaves Putin.  I'm sure this all just stokes you no end.