Inside the mystery: What we still dont know about Trump's Russian connections
New facts show Russian money helped Trumpʼs business empire when US banks wouldnʼt lend. Eight years of investigations still cant answer if Putin has leverage over the ex-president
Back in mid-2016 FBI agents started looking into Donald Trumpʼs Russian links‚ but today - after countless probes and millions spent - key questions remain unanswered (specially about his relationship with Vladimir Putin)
The ex-presidents businesses got help from Russia-linked investors in the 90s when they were failing: some people with ties to Moscow bought Trump condos while others set-up partnerships; but nobody knows where exactly this money came from. His son Donald Trump Jr even said at a real-estate meeting:
In terms of high-end product influx into the US Russians make up a pretty disproportionate cross-section of our assets
Russian influence keeps growing in 2024: theyʼre using deep-fakes AI and paid news to help Trump win. The Justice Department found that Sergei Kiriyenko - part of Putins inner circle - runs media operations targeting swing states; they already took down 32 fake websites
Robert Muellerʼs investigation didnt go deep enough into Trump-Russia ties - many say because of pressure from above. Andrew McCabe former FBI chief thinks deputy AG Rod Rosenstein was afraid to lose his job: “he desperately didnt want to get fired“
Today Putin keeps talking with Trump (up to 7 times since he left office) and the ex-president still wont criticize him. When Russia invaded Ukraine Trump called it “genius“; and now he promises to end the war in one day - which experts think means giving Putin what he wants
