https://thinkprogress.org/former-trump-adviser-carter-page-bragged-he-was-an-adviser-to-the-kremlin-be4257b045df/
"The same year, Page has acknowledged a relationship with Victor Podobnyy, who was later charged with working as a Russian intelligence agent under diplomatic cover. In response to reports about Podobnyy’s activities he defended the alleged Russian spy and criticized Obama for prosecuting him. He even expressed sympathy for Podobnyy, the spy— whom he described as a “junior Russian diplomat.” In an email to the Guardian, Page complained that Obama had persecuted Podobnyy… and him “in accordance with Cold War traditions.” FBI surveillance of Page began, on and off, in 2013 — long before the Steele dossier and the 2016 presidential campaign."
