cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/25921559
Link above goes to the Daily Kos post that discovered the scrubbing. Hereās the text of the original article:
Former Intelligence Officer Claims KGB Recruited Trump
Isabel Van Brugen ā The Daily Beast ā 21 February 2025
A former Soviet intelligence officer has alleged that Donald Trump was recruited by the KGB in 1987 and given the codename āKrasnov.ā
Alnur Mussayev, 71, a former Kazakh intelligence chief, made the explosive claim in a Facebook post on Thursday. He claimed that he served in the 6th Directorate of the KGB in Moscow, which was responsible for counter-intelligence support within the economy. One of its key objectives, he claimed, was ārecruiting businessmen from capitalist countries.ā
Mussayev wrote that in 1987 āour directorate recruited Donald Trump, a 40-year-old American businessman, under the pseudonym Krasnov.ā
He reiterated that the department specialized in recruiting spies and intelligence sources from the West, asserting once again that Trump had been brought into the fold.
āI hope Iāll survive a third assassination attempt,ā he said in a comment below his post.
He made another shocking allegation in another comment, saying: āToday, the personal file of resident āKrasnovā has been removed from the FSB. It is being privately managed by one of Putinās close associates.ā
Mussayevās allegations, while unfounded, add to ongoing speculation about Trumpās connections to Russia. Trumpās first visit to Moscow as a real estate developer in 1987 drew intense scrutiny and speculation that the trip was arranged by the KGB for dubious reasons.
According to Politico, in 1985, the KGB updated a secret personality questionnaire distributed among the agency, advising case officers what to look for in a successful recruitment operation.
The document instructed agents to target āprominent figures in the Westā with the goal of drawing them āinto some form of collaboration with usā¦ as an agent, or confidential or special or unofficial contact.ā
Trump has denied any improper ties to Moscow or collusion with President Vladimir Putin.
The Daily Beast has reached out to the White House and Russiaās Foreign Ministry for comment.
U.S. officials have also expressed concerns about Trumpās relationship with Putin.
Anthony Scaramucci who briefly served as Trumpās White House communications director in 2017, said during an episode of āThe Rest Is Politics: USā podcast with co-host Katty Kay on Friday that he thinks there is a mysterious āholdā on the president.
Scaramucci did not elaborate on what he believes that āholdā might be, adding only: āI donāt know why itās like this. [H.R.] McMaster couldnāt figure it out, [James] Mattis couldnāt figure it out, [John] Kelly couldnāt figure it out.ā
The next step to ask would be, say for arguments sake this is true, then what comes next?
Would Congress actually act on this and impeach him?
If not, does the CIA and Joint Chiefs have a conversation and then act, to eliminate a domestic enemy?
Dark times to be had, either way. Sucky timeline to live in.
Edit: Addendum. Since one of the links articles is four years old, why hasnāt something been done by Congress by now?
You left out an option or two.
Nothing will happen. Things will get worse. Things are probably going to get pretty bad. Start thinking about somewhere you might be able to escape to if youāre able and what the threshold is that would need to be crossed for you to make that decision.
This Joint Chiefs? https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyr2xvn4dpo