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Trump Adviser "an idiot" Duped By Russian Spies
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#TrumpRussia - Trump Adviser Gave Documents to Russian Spy
Buzzfeed: Carter Page told us that he had been in contact with at least one Russian spy
WOW --- Page has volunteered to help Senate investigators in their inquiry.
WOW 2.0 --- Page is the first direct link between Trump and Russian spies.
A former campaign adviser for Donald Trump met with and passed documents to a Russian intelligence operative in New York City in 2013.
The adviser, Carter Page, met with a Russian intelligence operative named Victor Podobnyy, who was later charged by the US government alongside two others for acting as unregistered agents of a foreign government. The charges, filed in January 2015, came after federal investigators busted a Russian spy ring that was seeking information on US sanctions as well as efforts to develop alternative energy.
The adviser, Carter Page, met with a Russian intelligence operative named Victor Podobnyy, who was later charged by the US government alongside two others for acting as unregistered agents of a foreign government. The charges, filed in January 2015, came after federal investigators busted a Russian spy ring that was seeking information on US sanctions as well as efforts to develop alternative energy.
"Mr. Podobnyy called Mr. Page an “idiot” but said he was enthusiastic."
