“Oh! What a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive.”
Sir Walter Scott
All the experts agree: there is now credible evidence that Russia hacked its way into the DNC and released damaging information about Hillary Clinton and her campaign staff.
But what has not been widely publicized is the fact that Russia (an equal opportunity scoundrel) also hacked the GOP and collected equally damaging information about Donald Trump and his campaign.
Like Edgar Hoover, the Russians have now the power to blackmail just about anybody of importance in America.
If anything goes wrong with the Vladimir and Donald bromance, there is a very good possibility that Russia’s Darth Vader could coerce and blackmail his gullible pal.
And what juicy stuff the GRU (Russian Main Intelligence Agency) must have collected! Womanizing and dirty money. That’s the stuff that blackmailers are after.
Since Mr. Trump steadily refused to release his Tax Return for public scrutiny, we don’t know what economic interests Mr. Trump has in Russia, and they could be substantial.
But Mr. Putin does! And this leaves the Donald wide open to blackmail and experts don’t think that he is a match for a veteran spook steeped in espionage and dirty tricks.
And what is exactly the definition of blackmail by the way?
“The act of threatening to harm someone or someone’s reputation unless the person does as you say.”
Here you go. Blackmail always works, unless you come clean. But few people have the gumption to air their dirty laundry in public. That’s why so many would-be politicians abstain from running for office. Too many foul smelling documents and snickering skeletons in their closets.
Now if president-elect Donald Trump does not play ball with the Russian autocrat, things could get nasty. And I believe that it would be the first time that a US president would be held hostage by a foreign power.
Again, 2017 will be a bumpy ride. It is time to fasten your seatbelts and gulp a few Dramamine tablets!
Alain