Trump's ex-FBI official: We have 'many reasons' to think ex-president is a Russian 'asset'
Source: Raw Story
Andrew McCabe appeared on the One Decision podcast co-hosted by former British intelligence agency chief Sir Richard Dearlove, who asked whether he thought it possible that Trump was a Russian asset, and he said, "I do, I do," reported The Guardian.
I dont know that I would characterize it as [an] active, recruited, knowing asset in the way that people in the intelligence community think of that term," McCabe said. "But I do think that Donald Trump has given us many reasons to question his approach to the Russia problem in the United States, and I think his approach to interacting with Vladimir Putin, be it phone calls, face-to-face meetings, the things that he has said in public about Putin, all raise significant questions.
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McCabe raised suspicions about Trump's attitude toward Ukraine and NATO in the face of Russian aggression and said he's had concerns about his admiration for Vladimir Putin since the ex-president fired him in March 2018, two days before he was due to retire, during the FBI's investigation of Kremlin interference in the 2016 election.
You have to have some very serious questions about, why is it that Donald Trump
has this fawning sort of admiration for Vladimir Putin in a way that no other American president, Republican or Democrat, ever has," McCabe said.
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Their desire to kind of wreak havoc or mischief in our political system is something thats been going on for years, decades and decades and decades," McCabe said. Their interest in just simply sowing chaos and division and polarization. If they can do that, its a win. If they can actually hurt a candidate they dont like, or help one that they do like, thats an even bigger win.
Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/trump-has-given-us-many-reasons-to-believe-he-s-a-russian-asset-ex-fbi-official/
Gee is anybody on DU surprised by this? And I read another article that some in the
FBI have suspicions that Trump might be using Viktor Orbán as a go between between
him and Putin. Btw in 2016 before the election the FBI was well aware of the connections
between the computer server @ Putins Alfa bank and a Trump campaigns computer
server in Lititiz, PA and that the Russians had hacked into some states voter d-bases.
But James Comey and the FBI brought up the discredited HRC and her emails story
instead.
Do you have any doubts that Russia is trying to hack the 2024 elections?
The mother fucker is a traitor and should be in prison right now. I look for him to flee
the country after the election.
Irish_Dem
(58,751 posts)The regular GOP doesn't care and the MAGA cult loves the idea.
Skittles
(159,908 posts)heck, even by DEFAULT, having such a stupid, easily-manipulated moron as the American President comes in VERY HANDY INDEED to Russia
Botany
(72,590 posts)
in the late fall of 2013 when Trump went to Moscow is when Putin told him to run for
President. I have always wondered how much Russian money was behind the Apprentice
along with knowing that both Mike Flynn and Paul Manafort had been on Putins payroll
for sometime. Either directly or indirectly.
Skittles
(159,908 posts)Trump's allegiance is ONLY TO HIMSELF.....he doesn't give a DAMN about America *OR* WE THE PEOPLE.
Evolve Dammit
(18,931 posts)brewens
(15,359 posts)They let Trump know if they had anything on him and he liked to hear what would make Vlad happy after that. No one knows how to play it cute better than Putin.
John1956PA
(3,411 posts)lanlady
(7,183 posts)We don't even have to think too hard about what kind of kompromat the Russian have on him. They probably have him on film with his fat butt in the air bangin' a pretty young Russian.
Peeing on them.
That was the much talked about "Golden Shower".
ffr
(23,130 posts)Slava Ukraine!
bluestarone
(18,331 posts)Don't stop there. Check out 100 or so House rethugs as well. Then head on over to the Senate to get the rest of them.
KS Toronado
(19,632 posts)kacekwl
(7,587 posts)He has, is and will be coddled and never paid a price for his crimes. Why run to another country where he would have fallen out a window by now.
sakabatou
(43,186 posts)4lbs
(7,395 posts)Putin's bottom bitch all this time?
Well.... you could have knocked me over with a MyPillow.
live love laugh
(14,494 posts)republianmushroom
(17,931 posts)republianmushroom
(17,931 posts)Washington Post: FBI slowed investigation into Trumps role in January 6 for fear of appearing political
https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/19/politics/fbi-doj-trump-investigation-january-6/index.html
A.G. Merrick Garland Resisted Investigating Trumps Connection to January 6: Washington Post
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/06/garland-doj-resisted-investigating-trump-january-6
'Washington Post' journalist on FBI's delayed investigation of Trump's role in Jan. 6
https://www.npr.org/2023/06/19/1183098037/washington-post-journalist-on-fbis-delayed-investigation-of-trumps-role-in-jan-6
The FBI Desperately Wants to Let Trump Off the Hook
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/03/fbi-trump-mar-a-lago-raid-prosecution/673251/
Inside the Mar-a-Lago Raid: Prosecutors and FBI Feuded Over Trump Search, According to Washington Post Deep-Dive
https://www.mediaite.com/print/inside-the-mar-a-lago-raid-prosecutors-and-fbi-feuded-over-trump-search-according-to-washington-post-deep-dive/
travelingthrulife
(874 posts)about it?