I can't quite figure Tillerson out. Yes, I think the Exxon thing is very likely, but I'm torn over the extent to which he's in on all of it, especially given what has come out about Kushner essentially being the shadow Secretary of State.
Regarding business deals, here's what the Steele dossier alleges:
1. Trump and associates were granted help from RIS (Russian intelligence services) with election help through Wikileaks and through other compromising material on American political opponents, like Hillary. Also paid through business fronts and "pensions" of ethnic Russian emigres, particularly of Jewish origin.
2. In return, Trump and associates agreed to hand the Kremlin over all information about dealings with Russian oligarchs in the US and abroad, the implication being that the Kremlin is concerned about these individuals domestically and wants to keep track of them.
3. Trump and associates were offered a 19 percent stake in Rosneft if they will overturn the sanctions. 
On a side note, in December a 19.5 percent stake in Rosneft was sold to a mystery buyer. Later, it came out that it was a purchase through a joint Swiss (Glencore) and Qatari effort. I'm not certain how true, but I have read that this buyer refused any representation upon the Rosneft board, an exceptional refusal for a purchaser of a near-20 percent stake in a major energy company.
Admittedly, some of this could be Russian disinformation to try to throw us off the real trail.
		
		
	 
So... I'm going to ask again... What evidence is there of any of this? News stories, conspiracy theories and IC mumblings don't count.
Out of curiosity,  I did a search of "Trump Russia" on Google News this morning. I was inundated with news stories, most from the major printed and online press. The MSM. Not back-alley tabloid hit pieces. It was all the big, major players.
I saw SO MANY allegations. I saw SO MANY theoretical timelines, motives, connections, etc...
I didn't see one single piece of actual material evidence presented.
What does it say to you that the press has tried and convicted our sitting President already without being able to present a single shred of verifiable evidence? What does it say that they are so free to post so many damaging theories (as fact) without presenting any evidence.
Do you think that if they had evidence, they would release it?
The IC that leaked the calls to Russia... If they are looking to damage Trump's presidency (which they obviously are and have), and they all "agree" that Russia subverted our elections--and had the evidence that formed that agreement... Don't you think they would leak that as well?
You don't fing it the slightest bit suspicious that the Washington Establishment are all foaming at the mouth to undermine this rogue President, yet none of them are able to post actual evidence to do so?
That doesn't seem the slightest bit suspicious to you? All we really have is a narrative, created by a media that has proven to be in the Democrats' pocket. It just so happens to be an extension of the narrative created to try to distract us (the Amercian Citizens) from leaked Dem dirt.
That doesn't seem the slightest bit suspicious to you? All we really have is a narrative, created by the people whose job it is to crete narratives, the very people who have proven to be in the pocket of Trump's enemies?
And then there's you... You're on here like a schizophrenic Clark Kent. In one thread, you're posting allegations. In the next, you're castigating us unconvinced crowd as merely "Trumpers". You're claiming "concrete evidence" that we should believe but don't. However, when pushed and called out, you have to admit the complete lack of concrete evidence, but you still find a way to castigate us for being unconvinced.
Then you're back to posting all the "allegations" as though they're revealing some deep plot.
The entire time, you are posting all of this as though your over-activity on a football website is saving our country.
You will be offended, and I truly apologize in advance for offending you, but I write this out of genuine concern for you, VP. As you believe everything else so easily, please believe that just as easily.
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Have you been prescribed meds that you've stopped taking? I don't say that as an insult, or trying to bait you. I say that because you appear to be displaying all of the symptoms of paranoid delusions, including delusions of grandeur.
I pray that you are OK, and all of this is just a lot of spare time on yours hands--nothing more. But I am genuinely concerned for you.