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Manafort had plan to benefit Putin government
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GoldenRod
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Manafort had plan to benefit Putin government
https://www.apnews.com/122ae0b5848345faa88108a03de40c5a/Manafort's-plan-to-'greatly-benefit-the-Putin-Government
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, secretly worked for a Russian billionaire to advance the interests of Russian President Vladimir Putin a decade ago and proposed an ambitious political strategy to undermine anti-Russian opposition across former Soviet republics, The Associated Press has learned. The work appears to contradict assertions by the Trump administration and Manafort himself that he never worked for Russian interests.
Manafort proposed in a confidential strategy plan as early as June 2005 that he would influence politics, business dealings and news coverage inside the United States, Europe and the former Soviet republics to benefit the Putin government, even as U.S.-Russia relations under Republican President George W. Bush grew worse. Manafort pitched the plans to Russian aluminum magnate Oleg Deripaska, a close Putin ally with whom Manafort eventually signed a $10 million annual contract beginning in 2006, according to interviews with several people familiar with payments to Manafort and business records obtained by the AP. Manafort and Deripaska maintained a business relationship until at least 2009, according to one person familiar with the work.
"We are now of the belief that this model can greatly benefit the Putin Government if employed at the correct levels with the appropriate commitment to success," Manafort wrote in the 2005 memo to Deripaska. The effort, Manafort wrote, "will be offering a great service that can re-focus, both internally and externally, the policies of the Putin government."
Manafort's plans were laid out in documents obtained by the AP that included strategy memoranda and records showing international wire transfers for millions of dollars. How much work Manafort performed under the contract was unclear.
The disclosure comes as Trump campaign advisers are the subject of an FBI probe and two congressional investigations. Investigators are reviewing whether the Trump campaign and its associates coordinated with Moscow to meddle in the 2016 campaign. Manafort has dismissed the investigations as politically motivated and misguided, and said he never worked for Russian interests. The documents obtained by AP show Manafort's ties to Russia were closer than previously revealed.
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Over 8 investigations into the Benghazi attack, but the GOP is still screaming "Lock her up! She's Guilty!"
There is piles of evidence that almost everyone in the WH has had dealings with the Russian government... "Meh... at least trump is building the wall, that Mexico is paying for..."
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Posted 3/22/17 8:02 AM  |
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StaceyLu
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Stacey
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Manafort had plan to benefit Putin government
I have so much to say but I have given up politics for Lent. As you can see, I'm not doing the greatest atonement, trolling around on the Politics board!
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| Posted 3/22/17 9:28 AM |
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GoldenRod
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Re: Manafort had plan to benefit Putin government
Posted by StaceyLu
I have so much to say but I have given up politics for Lent. As you can see, I'm not doing the greatest atonement, trolling around on the Politics board!
Wow... 6 weeks with no politics... I think you picked the wrong year for that Lent item... 
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| Posted 3/22/17 9:30 AM |
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Bugaboo
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Re: Manafort had plan to benefit Putin government
Manafort has always been connected to the Russian govt as well as numerous Trump aides. They all got paid by extremely shady dealings. This came to light before the election but everyone was screaming EMAILS!! It's clear as day that Trump is a Putin puppet and all the things he said about Russia, Putin, hacking, etc. during the election was just him projecting his own guilt and involvement. How anyone cannot be concerned by this is beyond me.
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| Posted 3/22/17 9:49 AM |
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StaceyLu
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Stacey
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Manafort had plan to benefit Putin government
It's like alcohol--fine in moderation, dangerous to your health in large doses...and I'd been bingeing!
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| Posted 3/22/17 9:50 AM |
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