I recently read an article by Thom Hartmann, “How Much Damage Has the Trump-Putin Collusion Inflicted on America?” that included the following:
In 1977, Donald Trump married Ivana, who was raised as a good Czech communist, whose father was an informer for the spy outfit StB. For the Soviet Union, Trump became a person of interest. When Trump and Ivana visited Moscow in 1987, they were recruited or seduced by the KGB, who determined Trump was vulnerable to flattery and not much of a deep thinker.
Then after multiple bankruptcies, U.S. banks would no longer loan Trump money; Russian money revived Trump’s fortunes. Puzzling, during the 2016 presidential campaign Trump surrounded himself with people who do business with and are sympathetic to Russia. Paul Manafort stands out because he propped up Putin’s man in Ukraine before assisting Trump. There were 140 contacts and 38 known meetings between Russia and the Trump campaign.
Then there was the damning Mueller report; 34 individuals including those closest to Trump were indicted. Multiple times Trump fired or intimidated people in the Justice Department and attempted to prevent disclosure of information.
There are credible assertions from American intelligence that when Trump was elected, members of Putin’s inner circle were celebrating their victory. Troubling are the number of secret phone calls and meetings between Putin and Trump during his presidency. The CIA admits to losing dozens of informants who were either captured, killed or compromised. There are many books and articles detailing Trump’s treachery.
Joanne Garing
North Huntingdon