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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumAP Sources: Manafort tied to undisclosed foreign lobbying
http://www.mediaite.com/online/exclusive-nbcs-andy-lack-to-meet-with-keith-olbermann-on-possible-msnbc-return/WASHINGTON (AP) Donald Trump's campaign chairman helped a pro-Russian governing party in Ukraine secretly route at least $2.2 million in payments to two prominent Washington lobbying firms in 2012, and did so in a way that effectively obscured the foreign political party's efforts to influence U.S. policy.
The revelation, provided to The Associated Press by people directly knowledgeable about the effort, comes at a time when Trump has faced criticism for his friendly overtures to Russian President Vladimir Putin. It also casts new light on the business practices of campaign chairman Paul Manafort.
Under federal law, U.S. lobbyists must declare publicly if they represent foreign leaders or their political parties and provide detailed reports about their actions to the Justice Department. A violation is a felony and can result in up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.
Trump shook up his campaign organization Wednesday, putting two new longtime Republican conservative strategists as chief executive officer and campaign manager. It was unclear what impact the shakeup would have on Manafort, but he retains his title as campaign chairman.
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... of course, this isn't nearly as important as Hillary's unmarked "classified" emails...
thanks to DemocratSinceBirth for the tip...
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=2369972
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AP Sources: Manafort tied to undisclosed foreign lobbying (Original Post)
Bill USA
Aug 2016
OP
Maru Kitteh
(28,340 posts)1. Waiting for the breathless wall-to-wall coverage asking if the lies and illegal activity of Trump
and his campaign officials will result in people wondering if he is "honest and trustworthy."
Mother pluckers.
Bill USA
(6,436 posts)3. ha-ha-ha ...RIGHT!
BTW, I love your gif!
Maru Kitteh
(28,340 posts)4. Thanks Bill :-)
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)2. Send him to Russia if he likes it so much