Paul Manafort had taken 18 trips to Moscow and was in contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s allies for more than a decade before running President Trump’s 2016 election campaign, a new report said Thursday. The news outlet cited flight records they obtained from Ukrainian authorities as well as intelligence gathered from current and foreign government officials. Manafort resigned on Aug. 19, 2016 after The New York Times reported handwritten ledgers showed $12.7 million in undisclosed cash payments to Manafort from Yanukovych. Manafort and his associate Rick Gates were indicted and last month pleaded not guilty to all 12 counts. A judge set bond at $10 million for Manafort, and $5 million for Gates.

Source: Fox News November 23, 2017 21:33 UTC