Putin has celebrities' phone calls tapped before the US election - to help Trump?. As of: February 21, 2024, 9:08 p.m By: Michael Kister A Russian secret service is said to have intercepted telephone conversations of prominent Americans in order to use them as leverage in the US presidential election campaign.

It wouldn't be a surprise if Russian President Vladimir Putin tried to intervene in the U.S. elections again. The now deceased mercenary leader, bot factory owner and former Putin confidant Yevgeny Prigozhin even confirmed the interference.