TNR Tomaskycast: Author Craig Unger on Trump, Putin, and the GOP
March 23, 2022
Craig Unger’s latest book, American Kompromat, explores the ties between Donald Trump and other conservative U.S. figures and Russia. Unger speaks here about Vladimir Putin’s likely state of mind, about the relationship between Putin and the oligarchs, and about how Trump was targeted as an asset by the KGB back in Cold War days. He also discusses the many ways that the GOP has done Russia’s bidding at crucial times, and what Trump could do with respect to Russia and NATO if winds up back in the Oval Office
Appearances & Podcasts
Craig Unger Presents His New Book: American Kompromat
March 2, 2021
Globus Books presents Craig Unger in conversation about his new New York Times bestseller American Kompromat: How the KGB Cultivated Donald Trump, and Related Tales of Sex, Greed, Power, and Treachery.
American Kompromat addresses what may be the single most important unanswered question of the entire Trump era: Is Donald Trump a Russian asset? In his critically-acclaimed expose, House of Trump, House of Putin, Unger followed the money to show how the Russian Mafia successfully used Trump real estate to launder untold millions. In American Kompromat, Unger goes further, unraveling the Russian-influenced operations that amassed the dirty little secrets of the richest and most powerful men on earth, with new revelations about Donald J. Trump, William Barr, Jeffrey Epstein, and more.
The panel includes Alexandra Chalupa, political analyst; Yuri Felshtinsky, historian, journalist; LB (Lincoln's Bible), screenwriter. Globus Books is an independent bookstore serving San Francisco since 1971.
American Kompromat: Craig Unger and Yuri Shvets appear before the Foreign Press Association USA
February 9, 2021
Press briefing with Craig Unger, author of American Kompromat and Yuri Borysovych Shvets - a former Major in the KGB. Ian Williams, President of the Foreign Press Association interviews. Unger’s new book exposes how a relatively trivial targeting operation by the KGB’s New York station over forty years ago tried to recruit a prominent local property developer as an asset—and triggered events that morphed into the greatest intelligence bonanza in history. Based on exclusive interviews with dozens of high-level intelligence sources and analysis of thousands of pages of FBI investigations, American Kompromat shows that from Donald Trump to Jeffrey Epstein, kompromat operations leveraged the murky secrets of some the most powerful people in the US into potent weapons for Moscow. Joining us on the panel, Yuri Shvets - a former Major in the KGB, operating between 1980 and 1990. From April 1985 to 1987 he worked in the Washington, D.C. Rezidentura of the First Chief Directorate. While there, he held a cover job as a correspondent for TASS, a Soviet state-owned news agency.
American Kompromat
February 4, 2021
Author Craig Unger is joined by Yuri Shvets, a former major in the KGB, in their discussion of how Donald Trump was cultivated as an intelligence asset by the KGB. This virtual program was hosted by the Strand Bookstore in New York City. The discussion was moderated by Scott Horton.
Now This: Craig Unger: There Is a Russian Asset in the White House
December 20, 2018
Craig Unger: “One doesn’t like to say it but there is a Russian asset in the White House. The Russians were able to install their man in the White House without firing a single shot” Versha: 'That man, who certainly isn’t pulling any punches, is journalist and author Craig Unger. He’s worked for Vanity Fair and Esquire but most recently he’s written a book called ‘House of Trump House of Putin’ where he outlines President Trump’s direct connection with the Russian mafia dating back more than 30 years.
Recently I got the chance to sit down with Craig to discuss the book, 'House of Trump House of Putin: The Untold Story of Donald Trump and the Russian Mafia,' where he lays out Trump’s connection to Russian organized crime via money laundering rackets, the origins of the strategy Russia used to attack the US, and what the ordinary citizen (like you and me) can do to fight back!
Prevail with Greg Olear
Existential Threat to Democracy (with Craig Unger)
Sept. 9, 2022 • 1 hr 15 min
To kick off Season Four of the PREVAIL podcast, Greg Olear welcomes back the investigative journalist Craig Unger, author of “American Kompromat” and “House of Trump, House of Putin,” to talk about the Ukraine invasion, the FBI, Trump’s money laundering, dark money, Roy Cohn, major media failures, MAGA Republicans, and the ghosts of GOP election f*ckery past. Plus: a new superhero emerges.
Kremlin File
What Mueller Left Out (Craig Unger)
January 27, 2022 • 46 min
Olga and Mo are joined by Craig Unger, New York Times bestselling author of “American Kompromat."
Prevail with Greg Olear
House of Unger, House of Olear (with Craig Unger)
October 2021 • 1 hr 18 min
Craig Unger, journalist and author of American Kompromat and House of Trump, House of Putin, joins Greg Olear for a wide-ranging discussion of the Vietnam War, Reagan’s October Surprise, the failures of the New York Times, Trump’s cultivationg by the KGB, Semion Mogilevich, and Craig’s incredible eighth grade year.
The Michael Steele Podcast
A Spy Story: With Guest Craig Unger
February 12, 2021 • 47 min
Listen along with Michael as Craig Unger tells the tale of Donald Trump's recruitment as a Russian asset. Craig is the author of American Kompromat, based on in-depth interviews with high-level sources in the KGB, CIA and FBI, among other thorough research.
Mooch FM
Frank Figliuzzi, Yuri Shvets & Craig Unger
July 2021 • 46 min
In this episode, Anthony is joined by Frank Figliuzzi, former assistant director of counterintelligence for the FBI; Yuri Shvets, former KGB major; and Craig Unger, bestselling author and former national security correspondent for Vanity Fair. Together, they take a deep dive into Russian infiltration into the United States, discussing Craig’s latest book ‘American Kompromat’ which shows how, “from Trump to Jeffrey Epstein, kompromat was used in operations far more sinister than the public could ever imagine;” address the unanswered question of whether Donald Trump was a Russian asset; and consider Putin’s recent decline, his potential successors - and what every American needs to know about him.
Gaslit Nation with Andrea Chalupa
and Sarah Kendzior
Craig Unger on Kleptocracy
August 21, 2019 • 1 hr 04 min
In this episode, Anthony is joined by Frank Figliuzzi, former assistant director of counterintelligence for the FBI; Yuri Shvets, former KGB major; and Craig Unger, bestselling author and former national security correspondent for Vanity Fair. Together, they take a deep dive into Russian infiltration into the United States, discussing Craig’s latest book ‘American Kompromat’ which shows how, “from Trump to Jeffrey Epstein, kompromat was used in operations far more sinister than the public could ever imagine;” address the unanswered question of whether Donald Trump was a Russian asset; and consider Putin’s recent decline, his potential successors - and what every American needs to know about him.