Former KGB Spy Says Trump Served as Russian Asset for 40 Years
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Updated · Daily Kos · Jul 4
Former KGB Spy Says Trump Served as Russian Asset for 40 Years
2 articles · Updated · Daily Kos · Jul 4
Summary
Yuri Shvets, a former KGB major, told the Guardian that Donald Trump was cultivated over more than 40 years as a Russian asset who echoed anti-Western propaganda.
Craig Unger’s new book “American Kompromat,” which cites Shvets as a key source, traces that effort to 1977 and says Soviet-bloc intelligence identified Trump as a promising target early in his business rise.
Shvets said a 1987 Moscow trip was pivotal: Trump was allegedly fed KGB talking points and flattered with suggestions he should enter politics.
The account also links Trump’s early business dealings to Soviet émigré Semyon Kislin and New York electronics store Joy-Lud, which Shvets said was KGB-controlled; Kislin denied KGB ties.
The allegations add to long-running scrutiny of Trump’s Russia connections, though the report presents claims from a former spy and a new book rather than official findings.