W. Sam Patten, a former associate of Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, leaves U.S. District Court in Washington on Friday. W. Samuel Patten, 47, pleaded guilty Friday to failing to register as a foreign lobbyist while working on behalf of a Ukrainian political party. His team referred an investigation of Ukraine political work by two other Manafort associates, lobbyists Tony Podesta and Vin Weber, to prosecutors in New York. Patten praised Kilimnik at the time as a person who helped Manafort navigate the complicated Ukrainian political scene. [Flashback: Can Washington campaign tactics translate in Iraq?

Source: Washington Post August 31, 2018 14:29 UTC