Russia-US espionage: Details emerge of 'extracted spy'
What was alleged in the US media reports?
However, its report said the CIA had wanted to extract the agent before Mr Trump took office because investigations by media were putting the asset at risk. There was no suggestion President Trump had directly compromised the source, it said.because it damaged relations with other nations.
Russian reports said Mr Smolenkov had worked for Yury Ushakov, a senior foreign policy aide to President Putin and a former Russian ambassador to the US. Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said:"It is true that Smolenkov worked in the presidential administration but he was fired several years ago. His job was not at a senior official level."
If multiple media reports are to be believed, however, this is real life - and the US political consequences could be significant.
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