UK was given details of alleged contacts between Trump campaign and Moscow

[octoberlib]

The UK government was given details last December of allegedly extensive contacts between the Trump campaign and Moscow, according to court papers.


The December memo alleged that four Trump representatives travelled to Prague in August or September in 2016 for “secret discussions with Kremlin representatives and associated operators/hackers”, about how to pay hackers secretly for penetrating Democratic party computer systems and “contingency plans for covering up operations”.

Between March and September, the December memo alleges, the hackers used botnets and porn traffic to transmit viruses, plant bugs and steal data online from Democratic party leadership. Two of the hackers had been “recruited under duress by the FSB” the memo said. The hackers were paid by the Trump organisation, but were under the control of Vladimir Putin’s presidential administration.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/apr/28/trump-russia-intelligence-uk-government-m16-kremlin

[Thinkingabout]

1. The more revealed the worse this seems to be. Trump is in deep with the collusion with Russia.

[octoberlib]

3. I've seen too many journalists and pundits act like Trump is just an innocent dupe.

I never bought that for a minute. Trump doesn't have an ethical bone in his body.

[get the red out]

6. I never bought it either

With his long history with unsavory Russian characters, sure, he was duped.

I think when they make him out to be a dupe, it's yet again an attempt at normalization and "No US President could ever" syndrome. Their denial is getting really stale.

[octoberlib]

7. Yes, it is. I'm sick of it.

[Qutzupalotl]

9. Ah, yes. The "no true statesman" fallacy. n/t

[MedusaX]

2. Yep... Just hope that he has not already been given a deal...

[octoberlib]

4. Me too.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

5. "The hackers were paid by the Trump organisation"

If true....youch.

[elias7]

8. Ok...so what is everyone waiting for?

Damage by the day with this criminal treasonous bastard. Ducks! Get in a row!

[tanyev]

10. Somebody else was not too far away from there in August 2016...

[octoberlib]

11. Yep. I forgot about that! What a coincidence.