https://sputniknews.com/world/201708131056418286-guccifer-us-government-scheme/
The Eastern European hacker known as “Guccifer” has reached out to US reporters from prison in Romania to argue the case that he should stay where he is, and not be sent to America. He also speculated that Guccifer 2.0 is a scheme orchestrated by the National Security Agency and US State Department.
During the interview, Lazar asserted that he believed Guccifer 2.0, the hacker behind multiple US Democratic National Committee (DNC) leaks, to be a fabrication by the US government — an "inside job." He said the idea came from one of his State Department handlers during his extradition plane ride to the US in spring 2016. The government employee, assigned to make sure Lazar arrived safely to an American jail, mentioned: "What would your opinion be if another Guccifer showed up?"
"I think Guccifer two-zero is something made from some guys at the State Department. Some guys from the cyber command of the NSA, and some guys from the Vault, Vault 7 of the CIA…I'm in this business for sort of 15 years now, this is my take," Lazar said.
"The Russians are more skillful than this to let tracks in the documents [point] to them…so this is made by the other guys who wanted [to point] to the Russians."
Opening arguments are expected May 7