Alnur Mussayev, former head of Kazakhstan's security services and ex-KGB officer, claims Trump was recruited as a Soviet asset in 1987.
Mussayev stated Trump was given the code name "Krasnov" and was considered "ideally recruitable."
The article references the controversial "Steele dossier" that alleged Russia had compromising material on Trump.
Yuri Shvets, a former KGB major, also claimed Trump was "cultivated as a Russian asset" who parroted anti-Western propaganda.
According to the article, Trump first came to Russian attention in 1977 when he married Ivana Zelnickova, a Czech model.
The article alleges Czech intelligence spied on Ivana and her father in cooperation with the KGB.
The narrative suggests Trump purchased 200 TVs for his Grand Hyatt hotel from Semyon Kislin, described as a "spotter agent" for the KGB.
Trump and Ivana's 1987 first visit to Moscow and St. Petersburg is portrayed as a turning point where Trump was allegedly fed KGB talking points.
The article cites declassified Prague files claiming Czech spies monitored the couple in Manhattan.
Author Craig Unger noted the recruitment wasn't planned decades in advance, but rather part of widespread Soviet recruitment efforts targeting "dozens and dozens of people."
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This article fails to address a crucial point: How could someone under KGB influence pass FBI background checks? The Presidential Records Act of 1978 would have required extensive vetting. The timeline doesn't add up.
are you kidding? he never released his tax returns, avoided security protocols, and met putin ALONE in helsinki with no american officials. what more proof do you need? 🤦♂️
@GnuEleanorVeteran1yr1Y
The article actually states recruitment allegedly happened in 1987, 9 years after the PRA. Intelligence vetting wasn't as sophisticated then. Between 1987-2016, there were 7 presidents who could have identified this but didn't.
@OrangeBrettDemocrat1yr1Y
So our intelligence agencies knew this for DECADES and just let him become president anyway? What exactly are we paying these people for?"
@HumanR1ghtsCow1yr1Y
What kills me is thinking about all the intelligence briefings where they probably tried to warn him about Russian tactics, while he sat there knowing damn well what they were talking about.
@5NGDJMXPatriotism1yr1Y
The article claims long-term "grooming" but Trump's financial patterns don't support this. His Russian business dealings represent <5% of his total portfolio. If he was compromised financially, we'd see much larger exposure.
Great timing, dude. Maybe next time share the 'president is compromised' info BEFORE he gets back in office? Just a thought
They're citing Mussayev, who left the KGB in the 80s and has been in Vienna since 2007. How would he know current operations? Also, Facebook posts aren't exactly reliable intelligence sources...
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