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New York Daily News: Manafort boasted of Ukraine operations in US – document

Published June 13, 2018 at 11:04 am

Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort and his attorney Kevin Downing (L) arrive for a hearing at the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse on May 23, 2018 in Washington, DC. Manafort was indicted last year by a federal grand jury and has pleaded not guilty to all charges against him including, conspiracy against the United States, conspiracy to launder money, and being an unregistered agent of a foreign principal.

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Former Trump campaign chief Paul Manafort boasted about operations in the U.S. for the pro-Russian government of Ukraine.

Manafort faces federal charges for laundering money from the former Soviet republic and undisclosed lobbying of American lawmakers for its government, the most prominent indictments in the Russia election meddling investigation led by Special Counsel Robert Mueller.