Paul Manafort, former President Trump's 2016 campaign chairman who was jailed on fraud charges, is in talks to potentially return to Trump's 2024 campaign ahead of the Republican National Convention in July, according to reports.
@#3 ... Ex-Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort admits sharing campaign polling data with Russians ...
A Timeline of Paul Manafort's Complicated Ties to Russia (2017)
www.motherjones.com
Interesting timeline. For example...
...
June 2005
Manafort Pitches Himself to Russian Oligarch
Paul Manafort proposes that he undertake a consulting assignment for one of President Vladimir Putin's billionaire oligarchs, Oleg Deripaska. Manafort suggests a strategy for influencing politics, business dealings and news coverage inside the United States, Europe and former Soviet republics to benefit Putin's government. ...
2007
Manafort Works for Pro-Putin Ukrainian Politician
Paul Manafort's consulting firm receives a $455,000 wire transfer from Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych's Party of Regions. Manafort had been hired to improve the image of Vladimir Putin-backed Yanukovych, who was portraying himself falsely as an anti-corruption reformer seeking to move Ukraine closer to the West ...
etc., etc., etc.
Then
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March 29, 2016
Trump Hires Manafort, Who Is Broke But Agrees to Work for No Pay
After Trump's February loss in the Iowa caucuses, Trump's long-time friend, Thomas W. Barrack, had sent Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner a cover letter endorsing Paul Manafort's suggestions for boosting the campaign. ...
Why would an apparently broke Mr Manafort agree to work for candidate Trump for free?
Who is paying him?
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