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Do you think this leaked Russian document about Trump is authentic?

Asked by ragingloli (51957points) July 15th, 2021

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/15/kremlin-papers-appear-to-show-putins-plot-to-put-trump-in-white-house

The document is a decree, instructing Russian spy agencies to ensure drumpf’s victory in the 2016 election, describing the orangutan as an “impulsive, mentally unstable and unbalanced individual who suffers from an inferiority complex”, and also indicates that Russia has compromising information to use for extortion and blackmail.

It almost seems to good to be true.

If it is real, do you think it is an actual “leak”, or rather an intentional release by the government?
If so, what are their intentions in doing so?

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Zaku's avatar

I don’t see any particular reason to doubt it. There are many other sources that point to similar information about the Russians vis a vis Trump.

It could be either a leak or an intentional leak.

Why might Russia leak it intentionally? They may think it’s the most useful thing overall for them to do at this point, based on their various psyops assessments. I’d just be guessing and making stuff up to conjecture about it.

flutherother's avatar

I can’t say it is authentic but it is entirely consistent with what we know of Putin and his attempts to influence the 2016 election.Trump’s forceful response to the document shows that he is taking it seriously.

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