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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump Campaign Chair Was On Direct Payroll of Russian Mob Oligarch.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-manafort/manafort-had-10-million-loan-from-russian-oligarch-court-filing-idUSKBN1JN2YF(Reuters) - A search warrant application unsealed on Wednesday revealed closer links than previously known between President Donald Trumps former campaign manager Paul Manafort and a Russian oligarch with close ties to the Kremlin.
In an affidavit attached to the July 2017 application, an FBI agent said he had reviewed tax returns for a company controlled by Manafort and his wife that showed a $10 million loan from a Russian lender identified as Oleg Deripaska.
The application to search Manaforts Virginia apartment was granted, providing key evidence for Special Counsel Robert Muellers indictments of Manafort as part of his investigation into Russias alleged meddling in the 2016 presidential campaign.
Mueller has been investigating the financial links between Manafort and Deripaska, a metals magnate who is known to be close to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Deripaska was among the Russian oligarchs sanctioned by the United States in April.
In an affidavit attached to the July 2017 application, an FBI agent said he had reviewed tax returns for a company controlled by Manafort and his wife that showed a $10 million loan from a Russian lender identified as Oleg Deripaska.
The application to search Manaforts Virginia apartment was granted, providing key evidence for Special Counsel Robert Muellers indictments of Manafort as part of his investigation into Russias alleged meddling in the 2016 presidential campaign.
Mueller has been investigating the financial links between Manafort and Deripaska, a metals magnate who is known to be close to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Deripaska was among the Russian oligarchs sanctioned by the United States in April.
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Trump Campaign Chair Was On Direct Payroll of Russian Mob Oligarch. (Original Post)
CousinIT
Jun 2018
OP
K and R...Thank You for posting this....This says more about Trump/Manafort than anything.
Stuart G
Jun 2018
#3
Maybe an opinion? I have a bridge in Arizona to sell to anyone who thinks trump did not know.
triron
Jun 2018
#8
It's another tangible connection to Russians and the date on the article says 6/27.
uponit7771
Jun 2018
#6
Freethinker65
(10,036 posts)1. Fake News! But her emails! Witch hunt! Hoax! Never met him!
democrank
(11,100 posts)2. K & R
Stuart G
(38,439 posts)3. K and R...Thank You for posting this....This says more about Trump/Manafort than anything.
And..I suspect Trump knew...(that is an opinion)
triron
(22,019 posts)8. Maybe an opinion? I have a bridge in Arizona to sell to anyone who thinks trump did not know.
RandomAccess
(5,210 posts)4. A loan isn't payroll
And this isn't even news. Maybe recycled news, but it's not NEW news.
uponit7771
(90,359 posts)6. It's another tangible connection to Russians and the date on the article says 6/27.
elehhhhna
(32,076 posts)7. It's a tax free bribe that's later quietly forgiven. Oldest bribe /laundry trick in the book.
eleny
(46,166 posts)5. Isn't that the loan Manafort welched on?
I think it had something to do with Deripaska investing in a business Manafort was starting and they became partners.
When the deal went south Manafort couldn't return Deripaska's investment. So Deripaska went after him and Manafort was trying to make a deal. Sounded like Manafort feared for his life.
So now it's not hearsay but proof has been found and revealed about their association.