who is currently based in Russia and assessed to have ties to a Russian intelligence service.” They indicated they would file further supporting evidence under seal. The piece “clearly was undertaken to influence the public’s opinion of defendant Manafort,” prosecutors wrote, noting there would be no other reason for Manafort and the colleague to have it published under someone else’s name. [At height of Russia tensions, Trump campaign chairman Manafort met with business associate from Ukraine]A spokesman for Manafort declined to comment. Kilimnik attended a Russian military foreign language university in the late 1980s that experts have said was a training ground for Russian intelligence services. [Manafort offered to give Russian billionaire ‘private briefings’ on 2016 campaign]Manafort has previously denied knowingly communicating with Russian intelligence during the campaign.

Source: Washington Post December 05, 2017 00:07 UTC