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Ukraine: Ledger Shows $12 Million in Cash for Trump Campaign Chief

HeadlineAug 15, 2016

Meanwhile, The New York Times has revealed new details about Trump’s campaign manager Paul Manafort’s political consulting work in Ukraine. The Times reports that handwritten ledgers unearthed by Ukraine’s newly formed National Anti-Corruption Bureau show $12.7 million of cash payments that were slated to go to Manafort. It is not known whether Manafort actually received the money. Manafort spent years consulting for former President Viktor Yanukovych. In the 1980s, Manafort also did political consulting work for former Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos.

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