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[–] Rapidcreek@lemmy.world 48 points 3 months ago (4 children)

I wonder if that would have been discovered had trump still been president.

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 24 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Discovered? Maybe.

Foiled? No.

[–] MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

Discovered? Maybe.

He'd probably volunteer to have our people assist.

[–] billiam0202@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I mean, Trump's misadministration couldn't have helped Russia if they didn't know about the plot, so...

[–] nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Id argue he could only help by not knowing about it, at least until after it happend and then he'd be the cover up guy. If he knew about it before hand it would have probably gone as bad as the coup he tried in Bolivia in 2020. Even Putin know Dons mouth is too damn big.

[–] GarrulousBrevity@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

Or if the plot had been to assassinate a journalist

[–] Boddhisatva@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

They would have found his body and then Trump would have claimed that Ukraine had him killed. Sure, that doesn't make sense but when does Trump ever make sense.

[–] bolexforsoup@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Wow this was actually pretty brazen of Russia. Which is wild to say given they are invading a country.

[–] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago

Nah. They’re banking on their orange bitch’s rise to power.

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

EXCLUSIVE!

Ya, I just read this on politico.eu. So much for exclusive, CNN.