Podesta Spells Out Ukraine Salvo as Intelligence Agencies Circle Manafort

Fri., Apr. 14, 2017

By Jon Gingerich

Paul Manafort on CBS This Morning Podesta Group this week filed documents with the Justice Department detailing services it completed three years ago for a pro-Russia Ukrainian political party, work that was allegedly performed under the guidance of former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort and his longtime deputy Rick Gates. (1 reader comment)

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