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applegrove

(119,045 posts) Wed Jul 26, 2017, 06:29 PM Jul 2017

Ex-Manafort Associate Is Tied to Russian Mobsters

https://politicalwire.com/2017/07/26/ex-manafort-associate-tied-russian-mobsters/

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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 government’s case against Dmytro Firtash, a Ukrainian oligarch who was once involved in a failed multimillion-dollar deal to buy New York’s 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 OP

who would have ever imagined this when he took the job of campaign manager? maxsolomon Jul 2017 #1

So many jobs being made.... rainbow4321 Jul 2017 #4

Duh! malaise Jul 2017 #2

Chart of who's who with Drake Hotel/Trump rainbow4321 Jul 2017 #3

All of the tRumpsters are DIRTY madokie Jul 2017 #5

This was part of the reason. James Comey asks Jeff sessions for permission to expand financial inves MiddleClass Jul 2017 #6

maxsolomon

(33,475 posts)

1. who would have ever imagined this when he took the job of campaign manager?

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Jul 26, 2017, 06:47 PM

Jul 2017

except for, like, everyone who read a single article about his role in Ukraine.

rainbow4321

(9,974 posts)

4. So many jobs being made....

Reply to maxsolomon (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 26, 2017, 09:19 PM

Jul 2017

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

(269,488 posts)

2. Duh!

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Jul 26, 2017, 06:48 PM

Jul 2017

They all are - history will absolve me.

rainbow4321

(9,974 posts)

3. Chart of who's who with Drake Hotel/Trump

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Jul 26, 2017, 07:23 PM

Jul 2017

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

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Jul 26, 2017, 09:22 PM

Jul 2017

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

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Jul 26, 2017, 09:44 PM

Jul 2017

Next thing he was fired.

It's a small looksee into what Mueller is investigating.

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