Paul Manafort, President Trump’s former campaign chairman, spread a conspiracy theory now at the center of the impeachment investigation — that Ukraine, not Russia, hacked the Democratic National Committee — as early as five months before the 2016 election, according to newly released documents from the special counsel’s investigation.
New York Times: Manafort spread Ukraine conspiracy theory months before 2016 election
In this file photo taken on June 15, 2018 Paul Manafort arrives for a hearing at US District Court on June 15, 2018 in Washington, DC.
