In spy speak, an asset is someone who provides intelligence or clandestine services, knowingly or unknowingly, voluntarily or under duress, to a hostile nation a la The Manchurian Candidate.
I must admit I have a hard time wrapping my head around the idea that Donald Trump is knowingly a Russian asset, that he would put the interests of a hostile adversary before the country of his citizenship. But it's easy to see how he could be compromised -- he owes hundreds of millions to Russian oligarchs.
Hence, this could be the reason he never criticizes Russia or Vladimir Putin. He doesn't want to see his loans called. Such an action could ruin him.
Read Boot's piece. It's not long but it will make you think every time you see Trump -- is it really true?
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