Despite an abundance of evidence showing that Trump has acted as a foreign agent for decades, most observers seem reluctant to admit even the possibility. After Trump married his first wife, Ivana, the Czech secret police (StB) began monitoring the couple. Monitoring prominent foreign citizens who frequently visited Czechoslovakia was a well-known practice of Eastern bloc secret services. According to Yuri Shvets, a former KGB undercover spy stationed in New York City, the KGB began actively recruiting and coaching Trump when he visited Russia in 1987. On his return to the U.S., Trump took out full-page adverts in the Washington Post, New York Times, and Boston Globe criticizing U.S. foreign policy. Specifically, Trump called for U.S. withdrawal from NATO and accused Japan of exploiting the U.S. by not paying for its defense.
As President, Russia and Vladimir Putin benefitted from some of Trump’s acts. In addition, Putin helped by weakening the U.S., the leading democratic republic in the world, and further legitimizing authoritarian countries like Russia. As a result of withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal, Putin benefits immediately from an increase in the price of petroleum products, Russia’s only viable exports. In addition, Putin has been frantic to have the economic sanctions placed on Russia by the western alliance removed. The bite of these sanctions is due to the collaboration between the U.S. and its European allies. Withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal, the Paris Climate Accords, and other acts, such as the imposition of tariffs, have strained relations between the U.S. and its western allies. As a result, the consensus on which the sanctions against Russia depended might have been weakened.
Given the Russian interest in recruiting Trump as an asset and the benefits Russia has derived from his leadership, it seems highly possible that Trump is a Russian asset. Nonetheless, observers seem incredibly reluctant to consider this possibility. This reluctance is so extreme that when confronted with the possibility that Trump is an agent or at least an asset (someone unaware that they are acting as a spy). While Trump was President, this reluctance may have been an attempt to normalize political life following its disruption by Trump’s election. Some people may be trying to ignore a distressing and chilling event. Others may not be able to see the horrific implications of slowly developing events.
Since Trump was defeated in his bid for re-election, we have discovered just how horrific those implications are. For example, we have found that Trump was on the verge of withdrawing from NATO. If that had occurred, the repercussions for Ukraine would have been catastrophic. Also, we have now discovered that Trump typically traveled with classified documents that he left in his hotel rooms. And following the execution of a search warrant on Trump’s Mar-a-Largo Golf club, we found out that Trump had stolen thousands of classified documents. Trump returned some of these classified documents after the government executed a subpoena. However, Trump did not return over a hundred highly classified documents until the Department of Justice executed a search warrant.
Why are so many observers still unwilling to say that Trump is an agent? Why did Trump steal these documents? Did Trump randomly select these documents, or do they form a pattern? We do not have answers to these questions, yet. But given everything we now know about Trump; a rational person would consider the possibility that Trump is an asset or agent of a foreign government.
As President, Russia and Vladimir Putin benefitted from some of Trump’s acts. In addition, Putin helped by weakening the U.S., the leading democratic republic in the world, and further legitimizing authoritarian countries like Russia. As a result of withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal, Putin benefits immediately from an increase in the price of petroleum products, Russia’s only viable exports. In addition, Putin has been frantic to have the economic sanctions placed on Russia by the western alliance removed. The bite of these sanctions is due to the collaboration between the U.S. and its European allies. Withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal, the Paris Climate Accords, and other acts, such as the imposition of tariffs, have strained relations between the U.S. and its western allies. As a result, the consensus on which the sanctions against Russia depended might have been weakened.
Given the Russian interest in recruiting Trump as an asset and the benefits Russia has derived from his leadership, it seems highly possible that Trump is a Russian asset. Nonetheless, observers seem incredibly reluctant to consider this possibility. This reluctance is so extreme that when confronted with the possibility that Trump is an agent or at least an asset (someone unaware that they are acting as a spy). While Trump was President, this reluctance may have been an attempt to normalize political life following its disruption by Trump’s election. Some people may be trying to ignore a distressing and chilling event. Others may not be able to see the horrific implications of slowly developing events.
Since Trump was defeated in his bid for re-election, we have discovered just how horrific those implications are. For example, we have found that Trump was on the verge of withdrawing from NATO. If that had occurred, the repercussions for Ukraine would have been catastrophic. Also, we have now discovered that Trump typically traveled with classified documents that he left in his hotel rooms. And following the execution of a search warrant on Trump’s Mar-a-Largo Golf club, we found out that Trump had stolen thousands of classified documents. Trump returned some of these classified documents after the government executed a subpoena. However, Trump did not return over a hundred highly classified documents until the Department of Justice executed a search warrant.
Why are so many observers still unwilling to say that Trump is an agent? Why did Trump steal these documents? Did Trump randomly select these documents, or do they form a pattern? We do not have answers to these questions, yet. But given everything we now know about Trump; a rational person would consider the possibility that Trump is an asset or agent of a foreign government.