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Report: FBI reviewing Manafort’s foreign ties
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/303689-report-fbi-reviewing-manaforts-foreign-tiesThe FBI is looking into Paul Manafort’s foreign business and political dealings, NBC reports.
Manafort, who resigned as Donald Trump’s campaign manager in August, was previously an international political consultant.
He became a liability for the Trump campaign amid reports of his involvement with a pro-Russian political party in Ukraine.
One damaging New York Times story earlier this year alleged the party had earmarked more than $12 million in under-the-table cash payments, raising questions about whether Manafort had run afoul of U.S. lobbying laws that would he require he register as “foreign agent” with the Justice Department.
Manafort has denied the allegations, and denied the Monday NBC report that the FBI has opened an inquiry.
"None of it is true. ... There's no investigation going on by the FBI that I'm aware of,” Manafort told NBC.
"This is all political propaganda, meant to deflect," he said.
Sources told NBC that the FBI review is not a full-blown criminal investigation, but rather an initial inquiry...
Manafort, who resigned as Donald Trump’s campaign manager in August, was previously an international political consultant.
He became a liability for the Trump campaign amid reports of his involvement with a pro-Russian political party in Ukraine.
One damaging New York Times story earlier this year alleged the party had earmarked more than $12 million in under-the-table cash payments, raising questions about whether Manafort had run afoul of U.S. lobbying laws that would he require he register as “foreign agent” with the Justice Department.
Manafort has denied the allegations, and denied the Monday NBC report that the FBI has opened an inquiry.
"None of it is true. ... There's no investigation going on by the FBI that I'm aware of,” Manafort told NBC.
"This is all political propaganda, meant to deflect," he said.
Sources told NBC that the FBI review is not a full-blown criminal investigation, but rather an initial inquiry...
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