Paul Manafort lied to prosecutors about his meetings with Russian political operative Konstantin Kilimnik during and after the 2016 campaign. WSJ’s Shelby Holliday explains what we know about Manafort’s Russian associate. Illustration: Laura KammermannSpecial counsel Robert Mueller has accused Konstantin Kilimnik of having “ties to Russian intelligence,” while a federal judge has described this allegation as an “undisputed core” of Mr. Mueller’s probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election. Mr. Mueller’s prosecutors have been investigating whether Mr. Kilimnik, a Russian citizen and onetime colleague of former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort, was a conduit for information between the Trump presidential campaign and the Kremlin, court documents have shown.

Source: Wall Street Journal March 06, 2019 20:26 UTC