> I think its probably a hit job to smear Putin once again
I thought "smear" was the same as "defame". If he is actually tax-evading and stealing Russia's money, it's, at worst, exposing some of the skeletons in his closet.
The FSA in Syria also broke the ceasefire just 2 days ago to the dismay of John Kerry and others, and the Russians still have great intel:
Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov says that some mass media are preparing an outspoken pre-planned media attack against Putin and his entourage, according to Russian news agency TASS.http://www.unian.info/world/1302754-kremlin-some-mass-media-...
"Big Leak of Data" but doesnt actually make the data public. I mean, seriously???