Downing asked Gates, who also worked on U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign. "There is a period of time over 10 years ago when I had a relationship, yes," Gates said. GGates said that he helped create documents to convert some income to a loan to lower Manafort's tax bill. Money from the Ukraine work dried up after pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovych was forced from power in 2014, Gates testified. Manafort's Kiev-based aide Konstantin Kilimnik was able to collect $500,000, Gates said, but "to my knowledge it was never paid in full."

Source: CBC News August 07, 2018 14:37 UTC