* Russell Vought absolutely is an ally of Trump. He served in the first administration, it's been announced he will serve in the second.
* Russell Vought very publicly is a Project 2025 contributor.
* Russell Vought did sit down, multiple times, in July 2024. The specific case intended here has been captured on film.
Citations:
[1] https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-i-have-nothing-t...
[2] https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/2024-election/trump-l...
There are explicit links between the two; firstly the core authors are former Trump staffers, secondly after the publication several have been invited to work in the second administration. These are links.
> despite his explicit denials.
Trump has history, both before and during his political career, of lying; promises he never carried through on, denials of things later shown to be true. From his apprenticeship with his slumlord father through until the present he has been a consumment grifter. All politicians lie, true, few have lied as much as Trump.
In short, the link exists and his denial carries no weight.