Prosecutors filed court papers Monday accusing Manafort and Kilimnik of attempting to sway the testimony of two potential witnesses who might offer evidence against Manafort. Authorities charge that the conduct of Manafort and Kilimnik amounts to witness tampering and have asked a judge to revise or revoke Manafort’s bail package. The alleged coverup stems from work Manafort, Kilimnik and others did with former European politicians, referred to informally as the “Hapsburg group,” to advocate on Ukraine’s behalf to U.S. and European officials. Manafort hired Kilimnik, who is a Russian national, as a translator in his office in Kiev, the Ukrainian capital, in 2005. In emails, portions of which were read to The Post, Manafort and Kilimnik appeared to discuss how Manafort could use his role with the campaign to make money.

Source: Washington Post June 08, 2018 18:09 UTC