Kremlin papers
No 32–04 \ vd is part of a tranche of secret Russian documents known as the Kremlin papers, allegedly leaked by insiders in the Kremlin. The plan was to use "all possible force" to support Donald J. Trump's election in 2016 and destabilize America.
Description
[edit]The report was made public by The Guardian without disclosing its source.[1]
The report outlines a plan to put Trump into the White House in 2016 to promote Russian interests and to weaken the United States. The report also discusses the existence of kompromat on Trump, so-called compromising material, according to the document, collected from Trump's previous visits to Russia.[2]
The papers describe Trump as an "impulsive, mentally unstable and unbalanced individual" who suffers from "an inferiority complex". The author recommended using "all possible force to facilitate his election to the post of US president". Based on the release, it is thought that Vladimir Putin approved of the operation on January 22, 2016, at a private meeting of the Russian national security council.[1] During that meeting, it was determined by a Russian spy agency that they would hack US targets to collect information and prepare measures towards helping Trump.[2]
Shortly after the meeting, it is believed that Putin set up a commission to influence the 2016 US presidential election headed by Russia's defense minister Sergei Shoigu. He directed GRU military intelligence, SVR foreign intelligence and the FSB to work towards electing Trump as president. Just a few months later, on March 19, Russian hackers sent phishing emails to Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman John Podesta, resulting in the Podesta emails release, followed weeks later by the Russian attack on the Democratic National Committee.[3]
Describing the report's mention of kompromat on Trump, John Dobson, former British diplomat, wrote: "[T]he report confirms that the Kremlin possessed 'kompromat' on the future president, which the document claims was collected during 'certain events' that happened during Trump's trip to Moscow in November 2013."[4]
Vladimir Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov dismissed the idea of Russia making Trump American president as "a great pulp fiction".[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Bennetts, Marc (July 16, 2021). "Vladimir Putin 'ordered spies to help mentally unstable Donald Trump win 2016 election'". The Times. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
- ^ a b Harding, Luke; Borger, Julian; Sabbagh, Dan (July 15, 2021). "Kremlin papers appear to show Putin’s plot to put Trump in White House". The Guardian. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
- ^ Harding, Luke; Sabbagh, Dan (July 15, 2021). "The person to ‘weaken’ America: what the Kremlin papers said about Trump". The Guardian. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
- ^ Dobson, John (September 21, 2024). "How Vladimir Putin uses Donald Trump to destabilise America". The Sunday Guardian Live. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
Further reading
[edit]- Thalen, Mikael (July 15, 2021). "Disinformation experts raise questions over leak ‘proving’ Putin helped Trump in 2016". The Daily Dot. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
- Ray, Siladitya (July 15, 2021). "Trump Kompromat Claimed: Kremlin Documents Reportedly Show Putin Conspiring For Billionaire". Forbes. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
- Ho, Vivian (July 16, 2021). "First Thing: what the Kremlin papers said about Trump". The Guardian. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
- Haltiwanger, John; Sheth, Sonam (July 15, 2021). "Leaked Kremlin documents described Trump as an 'impulsive, mentally unstable and unbalanced individual': report". Business Insider. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
- Bump, Philip (July 15, 2021). "A Blockbuster Document Purportedly from the Kremlin Raises Lots of Questions about Itself". Retrieved June 23, 2023