Trump is a "Russian asset"?

Disappearing story about spy chief allegations Trump recruited as Russian asset in 1987

Former Republican congressman Joe Walsh speculated that President Donald Trump may be a "Russian asset" or "plant" of the Russian government during an appearance on CNN on Thursday.

During a discussion on "CNN This Morning" about Trump criticizing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Walsh argued, "The American president right now could be a plant, could be a Russian asset. I mean, think about that."

"Here I am. I know it’s early in the morning to say something like that, but think about that. And if the American people don’t care about that, that Putin might have something on Trump, that he’s an asset, that he’s a plant, that he’s doing the bidding of Vladimir Putin," he added, referring to Russian President Vladimir Putin....

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