Follow the Money

[lynnenne]

Update on the Russia story from The Guardian:

The December memo alleged that four Trump representatives travelled to Prague in August or September in 2016 for “secret discussions with Kremlin representatives and associated operators/hackers”, about how to pay hackers secretly for penetrating Democratic party computer systems and “contingency plans for covering up operations”.

Between March and September, the December memo alleges, the hackers used botnets and porn traffic to transmit viruses, plant bugs and steal data online from Democratic party leadership. Two of the hackers had been “recruited under duress by the FSB” the memo said. The hackers were paid by the Trump organisation, but were under the control of Vladimir Putin’s presidential administration.

(emphasis mine)

Comments

[rydra_wong]

Good GRIEF.

Though I'm quite impressed that Putin apparently managed to get Trump to pay for Putin's own espionage activities.

[lynnenne]

Though I'm quite impressed that Putin apparently managed to get Trump to pay for Putin's own espionage activities.

There's gotta be blackmail involved. Makes you wonder whether the pee-pee tape is actually real.

[rydra_wong]

There's gotta be blackmail involved

Or it's just further evidence (if such was needed) that Trump is a terrible businessman.

[lynnenne]

LOL, there's that, too.