These Reports Allege Trump Has Deep Ties To Russia

[DonViejo]

A dossier, compiled by a person who has claimed to be a former British intelligence official, allege Russia has compromising information on Trump. The allegations are unverified, and the report contains errors.

posted on Jan. 10, 2017, at 6:20 p.m.

A dossier making explosive — but unverified — allegations that the Russian government has been “cultivating, supporting and assisting” President-elect Donald Trump for years and gained compromising information about him has been circulating among elected officials, intelligence agents, and journalists for weeks.

The dossier, which is a collection of memos written over a period of months, includes specific, unverified and potentially unverifiable allegations of contact between Trump aides and Russian operatives, and graphic claims of sexual acts documented by the Russians. CNN reported Tuesday that a two-page synopsis of the report was given to President Barack Obama and Trump.
Now BuzzFeed News is publishing the full document so that Americans can make up their own minds about allegations about the president-elect that have circulated at the highest levels of the US government.

The document was prepared for political opponents of Trump by a person who is understood to be a former British intelligence agent. It is not just unconfirmed: It includes some clear errors. The report misspells the name of one company, “Alpha Group,” throughout. It is Alfa Group. The report says the settlement of Barvikha, outside Moscow, is “reserved for the residences of the top leadership and their close associates.” It is not reserved for anyone, and is also populated by the very wealthy.

The documents have circulated for months, and acquired a kind of legendary status among journalists, lawmakers, and intelligence officials who have seen them. Mother Jones writer David Corn referred to the documents in a late October column. Harry Reid spokesman Adam Jentleson tweeted Tuesday that the outgoing Senate Democratic leader had seen the documents before writing a public letter to FBI director James Comey about Trump’s ties to Russia. And CNN reported Tuesday that Arizona Republican John McCain a gave “full copy” of the memos to FBI Director James Comey on December 9, but that the FBI already had copies of many of the memos.

more
https://www.buzzfeed.com/kenbensinger/these-reports-allege-trump-has-deep-ties-to-russia?utm_term=.wpQ4GGpbq#.irVe22Edw

Here's a link to the full report:
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3259984-Trump-Intelligence-Allegations.html

[Maven]

1. Just started to read.

K/R

[jmowreader]

2. It can be spelled either "Alpha" or "Alfa"

The KGB Spetsnaz "Alpha Group" is Russia's top counterterrorist organization - kinda like SEAL Team Six or Delta Force, but with fewer limits on what they can do. If those guys are after Trump...well, I wouldn't want to be in his shoes.

[Denzil_DC]

3. Well done.

Just deleted my dupe thread on this.

Buzzfeed emphasizes these are UNVERIFIED and contain some errors, so best to bear that in mind.

I presume this is the info that CNN etc. are basing their stories on, but maybe they have more.

[uponit7771]

4. Sounds like a bunch of oppo research, big thing is the Russia communication during the campaign whic

... which I didn't think was an allegation