- cross-posted to:
- news@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- news@lemmy.world
Summary
Former Kazakh intelligence chief Alnur Mussayev alleges that the KGB recruited Donald Trump in 1987 under the codename “Krasnov.”
In a Facebook post, Mussayev claimed that the KGB targeted Western businessmen and that Trump’s file is now privately controlled by a Putin associate.
Though unverified, the claims fuel speculation about Trump’s ties to Russia, which he has denied.
Concerns about Trump’s relationship with Vladimir Putin persist, with former officials like Anthony Scaramucci suggesting an unexplained “hold” on him but offering no further details.
Probably the KGB had lot of people, because survivorship bias we don’t know about the great majority of them
I mean, I’m sure the KGB was interested in influencing prominent Americans, and it’s very likely they were using Russian businessmen (and mobsters) to influence Trump. The CIA plays similar games with foreign business leaders. But do I believe that KGB directly recruited Trump, asked him to be their spy, gave him a codename, and kept him on as a sleeper agent through the fall of the Soviet Union? No, it’s going to take more than one guy’s Facebook post to make me believe that. It’s very possible there is some truth in what he’s saying, but I would take it with several grains of salt.
The Russians also pay some people to influence opinions. It’s hard to even know if the above “skeptical” comment is genuine.