TheWiseOldFart

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Trump lied. But, that’s no surprise. If his piehole is open, he is lying. In 2016 he claimed that he had never met Vladimir Putin. The truth is that he has known the current Russian President since 1987. At the invitation of the KGB, a spy agency in which Putin held a high rank, Trump and first wife, Ivana, traveled to Moscow. The events which occurred over those few days were not recorded. However, there can be no doubt that Putin and Trump engaged in conversation at least once. Trump’s second recorded visit to Moscow was in 2013. He traveled to the Russian capital under the guise of conducting the Miss Universe Pageant. However, a dossier compiled by former MI-6 agent, Christopher Steele, and never disproven, claims that it was during this visit that the two men confirmed their plans for the 2016 election. One unreported fact. In August of 2016, billionaire Robert Mercer, a longtime friend of Putin and his oligarchs, moved his money, Steve Bannon, and Kellyann...

In January of 2017 a dossier composed by former MI-6 agent Christopher Steele exposed collusion between Vladimir Putin and Trump to secure a victory for the failed businessman in the 2016 election. This information was released just days before Trump’s inauguration. However, the document could not be substantiated by Republicans and it was removed from the media. Was this another cover-up by our federal government? Not one part of the dossier has ever been disproven. Multiple investigations by unnamed individuals appear to suggest dismissing the document. However, uncovered lies from Trump and a post-election revelation seem to suggest that the dossier was entirely true. Another of Trump’s many lies throughout the 2016 campaign was exposed by Politico in 2017. When asked if he had ever met Putin, he replied: “I never met the man,” and went on to offer favorable comments about the Russian President/Dictator. The truth is, they undoubtedly met in Moscow in 1987. Trump and his first of th...