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Craig Unger
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This should come as no surprise: Trump has been taking Russia's line against NATO for more than 30 years--beginning w his first trip to Moscow in 1987.
After @realDonaldTrump returned, he took full page ads in @nytimes, Boston Globe, & @washingtonpost attacking NATO. As I show in #HouseofTrump, he even went to NH to test water for presidential run.
Oleg Kalugin told me Trump was likely the target of sexual kompromat during his 1987 trip. His abortive presidential run in '88 and anti-Western alliance stance raise question of whether he became Russian asset more than 30 yrs ago.
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@tina_nguyen Yes. To be clear, as I reported in #HouseofTrump, House of Putin, if you want to #FollowtheMoney, this should be a key focal point.
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1/Fascinating that "blocked #" phone call circa 2016 Trump Tower meeting went to real estate developer Howard Lorber who was much more than just a family friend. In '96, when Trump went to RU to try to develop Trump Tower in Moscow, Lorber came w his partner Bennett LeBow.
2/As per #HouseofTrump, LeBow had begun investing in Moscow in early 90s when one inevitably dealt w dubious characters--among them Vadim Rabinovich who had just taken part in Tel Aviv meeting giving Semion #Mogilevich control of lucrative Ukraine energy trade.
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As per #HouseofTrump, why it's possible Trump has been a Russian agent for more than 30 years. 1/After Trump married Ivana in '77, the Czech StB began spying on her family at a time when Czechs shared intel with the Soviet Union's KGB.@RepAdamSchiff @KenDilanianNBC @john_sipher
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3/Unlike the Italian-American Mafia, the Russian Mafia is a state actor. Kalugin (below) told me "the Mafia is one of the branches of the Russian government." That means the Soviets probably knew Trump would launder money.
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