The story about Trump being a KGB asset with the codename Krasnov briefly appeared and then disappeared yesterday. It was on the Daily Beast and then was withdrawn without comment or correction. A Google News search doesn't show it in any US newspapers with the exception of the tiny Falls […] - ThreadSky

bodhipaksa.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy • 16 hours ago

The story about Trump being a KGB asset with the codename Krasnov briefly appeared and then disappeared yesterday. It was on the Daily Beast and then was withdrawn without comment or correction. A Google News search doesn't show it in any US newspapers with the exception of the tiny Falls […]

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chriscat.bsky.social•11 hours ago

So #Krasnov means "The Red One".
Actually they got it wrong. It should be #Oranzhevov meaning "The Orange One".

megslulu.bsky.social•13 hours ago

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/2/21/2305351/-Magic-Disappearing-DB-Story-About-Allegations-Trump-Was-Recruited-as-a-Russian-Asset

csommersko.bsky.social•12 hours ago

1.
Trump was financially screwed by the end of his first presidential term.

2.
Trump therefore stole and sold some top secret documents that Putin had ordered.

3.
Now Trump has to obey Putin, because otherwise Putin will rat him out.

There you have it - classic KGB work.

chaosflash912.bsky.social•11 hours ago

In a word, kompromat.

angry-hoagie.bsky.social•11 hours ago

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/donald-trump-recruited-kgb-codename-180759277.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAABt-YijK1xEmhUGD3-Qrr9pBSZhjL7TnlaHwSbhnQ2FPDnCzq5UC6zwKD2iUih4m0sM3XY9_ouE_r4_T2HdkaPDa_dk18kYFhLGPLB0gECtRaJfgvBHuorE4K8Rc43vknMViiVHr0gFuAVXsMzGjAf_J2e4oa_dhZrEsS0kOGyIL

jamieschecter.bsky.social•6 hours ago

you're not imagining it. the media sources have been worse than they normally are as of late. I am not sure if they are simply being more careful about sourcing or bending the knee.

Whatever the case, it is odd,

liz311.bsky.social•12 hours ago

I saw it but didn't buy it. No matter how much I might want to beleive it, I'm still skeptical of people trying to get a rise out of soc. med. and post conspiracy crap.

brattyjenn.bsky.social•11 hours ago

The Intelligencer did a story about this theory in 2016....it's an interesting read.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/07/trump-putin-russia-collusion.html

butterflyflutter.bsky.social•10 hours ago

https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/breaking-donald-trump-recruited-kgb-34727079

butterflyflutter.bsky.social•10 hours ago

Yahoo and google removed the story. You can find it on UK's Yahoo News.

brattyjenn.bsky.social•11 hours ago

The theory has been around since his first curséd term, this is an interesting read...

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/07/trump-putin-russia-collusion.html

goddessarmor.bsky.social•12 hours ago

It's still up here: https://bylinetimes.com/2025/02/21/donald-trump-was-recruited-by-the-kgb-under-codename-krasnov-claims-former-soviet-spy-chief/

pohutukawa.bsky.social•11 hours ago

Had a dig and found this! It's not new news, so no idea why this never got more traction!

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/29/trump-russia-asset-claims-former-kgb-spy-new-book?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

doktorzjivago.se•16 hours ago

@bodhipaksa Yes, I saw the same on several news sites! It appeared and disappeared. However, it’s still out there on a few news pages.

silentbobnj.bsky.social•11 hours ago

Here's the article from the Falls Church News-Press.
https://www.fcnp.com/2025/02/21/former-kgb-chief-confirms-he-recruited-trump-in-1987/

globalinterest.bsky.social•11 hours ago

To be fair, it's classic of How to Entrap a Spy for Dummies, even without the name Krasnov.

Classic How To Cherchez La Femme. The NRA Redhead was sent home.

geekydad123.bsky.social•11 hours ago

Google might be scrubbing it, but it's showing up on DuckDuckGo.

justlilo.bsky.social•11 hours ago

https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-cultivating-trump-asset-40-years-says-ex-kgb-spy-2021-1

jeffron.ohai.social.ap.brid.gy•11 hours ago

@bodhipaksa soft launch rebrand by FSB Marketing to see how Americans will take to President Krasnov

squirrelgirl105.bsky.social•12 hours ago

Someone also found it on the Wayback Machine.

silentbobnj.bsky.social•10 hours ago

I looked for it there but couldn't find it.

pohutukawa.bsky.social•11 hours ago

I looked for articles and clues and found reputable news outlets reporting on this. Also, a 4 year old Guardian article on this.
Fuck knows why this isn't headline news.

pohutukawa.bsky.social•11 hours ago

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/29/trump-russia-asset-claims-former-kgb-spy-new-book?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

suzzee.bsky.social•11 hours ago

The original Post is still on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19yt2G28Bj/

pohutukawa.bsky.social•11 hours ago

Found this. I have no idea why that didn't get more traction at the time.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/29/trump-russia-asset-claims-former-kgb-spy-new-book?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

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