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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsEx-Manafort Associate Is Tied to Russian Mobsters
https://politicalwire.com/2017/07/26/ex-manafort-associate-tied-russian-mobsters/"SNIP...........
The Department of Justice has identified a former business associate of ex-Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort as an upper-echelon associate of Russian organized crime, NBC News reports.
The declaration came in a 115-page filing as part of the governments case against Dmytro Firtash, a Ukrainian oligarch who was once involved in a failed multimillion-dollar deal to buy New Yorks Drake Hotel with Manafort, and an important player in the Ukrainian political party for which Manafort worked.
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Ex-Manafort Associate Is Tied to Russian Mobsters (Original Post)
applegrove
Jul 2017
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maxsolomon
(33,449 posts)1. who would have ever imagined this when he took the job of campaign manager?
except for, like, everyone who read a single article about his role in Ukraine.
rainbow4321
(9,974 posts)4. So many jobs being made....
For every single person who Trump knows that has Russia criminal connections....
It'd be much easier to list who in his circle/administration/GOP who IS NOT in bed with the Russian mafia.
malaise
(269,278 posts)2. Duh!
They all are - history will absolve me.
rainbow4321
(9,974 posts)3. Chart of who's who with Drake Hotel/Trump
Found this, have to use a link shortener to make it work here but the link gives a good graph on everyone involved.
https://goo.gl/4GPaoy
madokie
(51,076 posts)5. All of the tRumpsters are DIRTY
filthy dirty as a matter of fact
MiddleClass
(888 posts)6. This was part of the reason. James Comey asks Jeff sessions for permission to expand financial inves
Next thing he was fired.
It's a small looksee into what Mueller is investigating.