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Calista241

(5,584 posts)
42. Well, maybe
Fri Jan 29, 2021, 11:19 PM
Jan 2021

But floating a run in 1988 and finally doing it in 2016 doesn't represent a good return on investment for the Soviets, whose own government collapsed in 1991.

And this article is attesting to millions being invested in Trump by the Russians. Even hugely successful spies for the Russians didn't rake in millions. Robert Hanssen was perhaps the worst of the worst spy for the Russians. An FBI agent, he fed the Russians highly sensitive, actionable information for over 20 years, and he was paid a grand total of just over $1m over those 20 years.

Trump also publicly professed to be a Democrat in the early 2000's, and everyone thought he was one up until just before his run in 2016. His past political donations went to Democrats all over the country by a pretty wide margin.

It's unlikely Trump was the only one dlk Jan 2021 #1
+100000 Pachamama Jan 2021 #3
+++ agree. nt iluvtennis Jan 2021 #25
My family has discussed this for years. southerncrone Jan 2021 #43
They cast very wide nets Rural_Progressive Jan 2021 #24
Do you remember during Obama's term suddenly the GOP was very pro-Russia apnu Feb 2021 #48
Flattery will get you everywhere, Vladimir. Kid Berwyn Jan 2021 #2
Trump must have been so easy PatSeg Jan 2021 #4
Craig Unger talks about It. Kid Berwyn Jan 2021 #5
The Russians certainly know how to play the long game PatSeg Jan 2021 #7
McTurtle? Layzeebeaver Jan 2021 #6
From what we've witnessed the past four years PatSeg Jan 2021 #8
I'd add Ted Cruz, Lindsay Graham, and Josh Howley to that list. Initech Jan 2021 #20
Remember former Congressman Dana Rohrabacher PatSeg Jan 2021 #23
I live really close to his district. Initech Jan 2021 #26
And yet he served 30 years in congress PatSeg Jan 2021 #30
Oh he has to be on their payroll no question. Initech Jan 2021 #31
Oh yes, its like a Tom Clancy thriller PatSeg Jan 2021 #32
I'd say it's equal parts Tom Clancy and Wes Craven. Initech Jan 2021 #34
Oh yes PatSeg Jan 2021 #36
Chair of the House Intelligece Committee - nice catbird seat if he was BComplex Jan 2021 #37
Oh, how convenient PatSeg Jan 2021 #38
The other very effective side of this gambit is the American unwillingness to believe it. byronius Jan 2021 #9
+1 pandr32 Jan 2021 #17
Act on what we (royal) know? Our legal system is set up to play the waiting game Backseat Driver Jan 2021 #29
My opinion is this is some dude just trying to make some money off of Trump haters. Calista241 Jan 2021 #10
Spot on. Shvets and Unger is again stretching reality to fit the best selling lists... TomVilmer Jan 2021 #18
"the Russian Federation, under Yeltsin, was flat broke" PSPS Jan 2021 #22
but between then and now... Layzeebeaver Jan 2021 #33
You miss a couple of points... regnaD kciN Jan 2021 #40
Well, maybe Calista241 Jan 2021 #42
Surprise, Surprise, Surprise!!! Ford_Prefect Jan 2021 #11
You know about that lavish palace on the Black Sea? I bet it's the trump family new dacha. erronis Jan 2021 #12
If so, it will only be so temporarily... regnaD kciN Jan 2021 #41
Now, if this can only be proven: Oldem Jan 2021 #13
trump was Putin's puppet for four years Gothmog Jan 2021 #14
This is why it should be a stipulation that before a candidate can be nominated they must be fully onetexan Jan 2021 #15
Oh, C'mon!! AZ8theist Jan 2021 #16
It simply isn't rational how Trump defended Russia/Putin at every turn. world wide wally Jan 2021 #19
I'm skeptical of most conspiracy theories, but I totally believe this one. Nitram Jan 2021 #21
Good grief, Charlie Brown! Backseat Driver Jan 2021 #27
Of course Bigredhunk Jan 2021 #28
I think Malcolm Nance bagimin Jan 2021 #35
K&R uppityperson Jan 2021 #39
What the Soviets and Russians needed most out of Trump is money laundering services jmowreader Jan 2021 #44
This message was self-deleted by its author Freelancer Jan 2021 #45
This is a great article nam78_two Jan 2021 #46
K&R ck4829 Feb 2021 #47
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