Who are the good guys tho?
Kind of depends on what, if anything, is going on here.
Best case scenario is that this sort of gray diplomacy is normal stuff. But now we have intel leaks throwing it in our faces so it seems more serious than it really is. Kind of like when citizens post videos of cops taking one last kick to an assailant after they've subdued him.
Here the "deep state" are the villains as they're perpetrating a misinformation campaign to damage Trump's presidency.
Worst case, if I'm I've got this information straight;
Russia invades Ukraine(who we have a defensive pact with, even gave up their nukes for it which perhaps wasn't wise).
We retaliate with crippling sanctions which, because of how Russia's economy is structured, affects their oil production more than anything.
Russia decides to fuck with us via professional trolls. They're already on our shitlist and trolls are way cheaper than conventional war so it's really a no brainer for the Russians.
An opportunity presented itself in the 2016 election and they tried some backroom negotiations to get rid of those crippling sanctions.
Trump either refused or they came up with some kind of deal. If he refused he would still like to keep this all under wraps, at the very least it makes his presidency look illegitmate. If they worked out a deal, well it would explain why he has such a bizarre cabinet.
Here Russia and Trump are the bad guys. If Trump lifts the sanctions then Russia gets away with invading one of our allies. And invasions to a dictator are like Pringles. Once you pop...
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