Manafort acknowledged receiving $17 million from the Ukrainian Party of regions for the advice

Manafort acknowledged receiving $17 million from the Ukrainian Party of regions for the advice

The former head of the election headquarters of the President of trump by Paul Manafort – been registered with the U.S. Department of justice as a foreign agent because he provided the Ukrainian Party of regions some «political consultations». For this work Manafort received neither more nor less – more than $17 million. The money was passed to him personally, and was credited to his company’s DMP International. «Cooperation» lasted 2 years: from 2012 to 2014.

Manafort became the second person from the election headquarters of the President, who said about his involvement with the aliens. In March, registration as a foreign agent passed a former adviser to the President for national security Michael Flynn. He worked at his consulting firm, lobbying the interests of the Turkish businessman, who, he said, could help the Turkish government. Both the registration was done after a long time after the work is completed, not during it.

Manafort acknowledged receiving $17 million from the Ukrainian Party of regions for the advice

Manafort directed the election campaign of trump for approximately five months to August last year and went from headquarters immediately after the Associated Press reported on the clandestine activities of his company on behalf of the ruling political party of Ukraine. Manafort among other things, is one of several people associated with the campaign of trump, under the scrutiny of special commissions and congressional committees investigating Russia’s intervention in the presidential elections of 2016.

In addition to Manafort, his Deputy , Rick gates also has been registered as a foreign agent, to carry out some political work for Ukraine. Gates was also a member of the staff of trump.

In its statement, Manafort said that his company was primarily focused on internal Ukrainian politics and the work of the Party of regions, which at that time was headed by the former President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych. The statement repeatedly referred to the fact that the firm of Manafort «sought to achieve greater political and economic integration between Ukraine and the West.» In addition, it was stated that the work was carried out on the decentralization of power in the country and the reconstruction of the Party of regions with its transformation into a political party of the Western sample.

Ukraine also is under investigation of involvement of Manafort to the activities of the Party of regions. In particular, some members of Parliament told the media that the money was paid Manafort of the so-called «black cash» to the party and were washed by transfer through offshore banks and dubious reputation.

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