Who leaked Witkoff's call advising Kremlin on how to get Trump on side?
Source: The Guardian
Potential culprits of giving Bloomberg recording include CIA, NSA, European intelligence agencies and Ukraine
Bloombergs scoop showing how Trump aide Steve Witkoff coached the Kremlin on the best way to get into Trumps good graces is extraordinary for what it tells us about Witkoffs dubious loyalties and the Kremlins potential influence over US negotiation efforts. But equally interesting is the leaked material itself and where it may have come from.
The story covers two intercepted phone calls: one between Witkoff and top Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov, and one between Ushakov and Kirill Dmitriev, who has been deeply involved in negotiations with the Trump White House.
Bloombergs story was published without any byline or dateline, presumably because noting where the story was written or who wrote it could give clues as to the identity of the source. Bloomberg says only that it has reviewed and transcribed audio of the two phone calls, without giving any hint as to the sourcing or any checks done to verify authenticity.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/26/who-leaked-steve-witkoff-call-kremlin-trump-analysis
the putin-trump axis has a lot of enemies.
NJCher
(42,098 posts)Will consume themselves trying to find the leaker.
It would never occur to them to do their job.
erronis
(22,118 posts)NJCher
(42,098 posts)Getting a grip on who youre supposed to be working for.
Fiendish Thingy
(21,677 posts)Somebody on Rubios dept of state team who had access to intelligence intercepts.
This whole Peace Plan nonsense is a vehicle for Vance and Rubio to duke it out to gain the upper hand for 2028.
2naSalit
(99,196 posts)It was Rubio or one of his lackeys. He wasn't included in the production of the thing and was, basically, sidelined in the process. I think he's seeing that he's going to go to prison so he might be getting ready to squeal.
JMHO
Bayard
(27,993 posts)Callie1979
(1,052 posts)He'll LOVE the flattery & give you anything
purr-rat beauty
(879 posts)And I don't mean a wrist slap
erronis
(22,118 posts)Falling out a 5-story window head first.