Trump and his aides, including Vice President-elect Mike Pence, called the leaks of the information a smear campaign that aimed to damage Trump politically.
Not for the public good, the leak aimed to damage the man whose backing Gordon Brown had expected in the 1994 Labour leadership, but who was smart enough to realise it would have to be Tony the Winner, not the brooding Scot with those "psychological flaws" that Alastair Campbell (was it really him?) is said to have passed on.
Germany's minister for justice Katarina Barley called the breach a "serious attack," one that aimed to "damage confidence in our democracy and institutions," according to the BBC.
Iranian lawyer Mohsen Mohebi said the US aimed to damage Iran's economy "as severely as possible" and had violated a little-known 1955 friendship treaty.
Deripaska has denied any wrongdoing, saying that the "false allegations" are "the result of a planned campaign aimed to damage my reputation".
Deripaska has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing, saying that the "false allegations" are "the result of a planned campaign aimed to damage my reputation".
Deripaska has denied any wrongdoing, calling the allegations "the result of a planned campaign aiming to damage my reputation," on his own Instagram.
The Western Allies also began a naval blockade of Germany, which aimed to damage the country's economy and war effort.
"These allegations have nothing to do with reality, are the fruit of the imagination of a group of people and the result of a planned campaign aiming to damage my reputation".
He revealed the upcoming article in an Instagram post, calling it "a reckless disregard for the truth, making assumptions that are fictional and irresponsible," and suggesting it aimed to damage "Bohemian Rhapsody".
