Advertisement Continue reading the main storyFor much of the last decade, Mr. Manafort’s work focused on Ukraine. Those claims were “garbage,” Mr. Manafort told Mr. Priebus, according to someone familiar with the call. “People were hesitant to be exposed to the fallout that was happening around Paul,” Mr. Hoyos said. “He apologized to me, and said, ‘I’m sorry that I created all these problems for you.’”The last months have also strained Mr. Manafort’s family. Mr. Hoyos said that Mr. Manafort’s daughters and their mother, Kathleen Manafort, who has been married to Mr. Manafort for nearly 40 years, are rallying behind him.

Source: New York Times October 30, 2017 22:25 UTC