Trump was recruited by KGB with codename 'Krasnov', claims ex-Soviet spy
- A former Kazakh intelligence chief, Alnur Mussayev, claimed that Donald Trump was recruited by the KGB in 1987 under the codename 'Krasnov' as a businessman.
- Mussayev served in the 6th Directorate of the KGB, which focused on recruiting businessmen from capitalist countries.
- Oleg Kalugin, a former KGB officer, stated that Trump was known to Soviet intelligence in the 1980s, with claims of compromising material on him.
- Trump has consistently denied any improper ties to Russia despite scrutiny over the years dating back to his 1987 visit to Moscow.
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