1980's sowing the seeds even then….

"Former KGB, CIA and FBI agents analyze six recent high-profile cases where double agents compromised America's security."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfi8FIh7tsU

McFaul retweeted Weiss, adding, “Thanks for pointing out. I didn’t know that ‘threats’ to South African farmers was a major story on RT.”

“It’s weird, that’s for sure,” he added later, responding to a Twitter follower who speculated it was "Trump and the Russians messaging each other."

https://www.rt.com/usa/436794-mcfaul-south-africa-rt-fox/