The Evolution of ‘Krasnov’: Russian Mafia Associate, KGB Asset, US President, Traitor Mark Timberlake Mar 26, 2025 How Trump Became A KGB Asset It was 1987, and General Vladimir Kryuchkov, head of the KGB First Chief Directorate, had a recruitment problem — how to improve the quality of American ‘assets’. Intelligence gathering from American field stations was disappointing — but, Kryuchkov had a plan. Kryuchkov sent out a series of memos — that were shared with British Intelligence by Oleg Gordievsky — to heads of stations that outlined new instructions. KGB officers were to ‘be creative’, they should ‘make bolder use of material incentives’ — that is, money and flattery. KGB Heads of Stations were instructed to find ‘U.S. targets to cultivate or, at the very least, official contacts.’ ‘The main effort must be concentrated on acquiring valuable agents.’ Kryuchkov proposed to make wider use of ‘the facilities of friendly intelligence services’ — Czechoslovakian and E...