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2016 Postmortem

LaydeeBug

(10,291 posts) Sun Jul 31, 2016, 11:08 PM Jul 2016

4

Someone here posted an amazing thread about Trump's staff and Russian ties

I forgot to bookmark it, and now I can't find it.

Does anybody know what I am talking about?

One had a pr contract to help improve Putin's image...

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Someone here posted an amazing thread about Trump's staff and Russian ties (Original Post) LaydeeBug Jul 2016 OP

This one? dvduval Jul 2016 #1

I'm on that trail too... FarPoint Jul 2016 #2

Paul Manafort was an advisor to Viktor Yanukovych oberliner Aug 2016 #3

We need a dossier media leak on Manfort. FarPoint Aug 2016 #4

I'm wondering if Manafort is working for Putin to manipulate Trump. Vinca Aug 2016 #5

dvduval

(263 posts)

1. This one?

Reply to LaydeeBug (Original post)

Sun Jul 31, 2016, 11:16 PM

Jul 2016

Someone posted a like to a story about Manafort
http://www.politifact.com/global-news/article/2016/may/02/paul-manafort-donald-trumps-top-adviser-and-his-ti/

FarPoint

(14,939 posts)

2. I'm on that trail too...

Reply to LaydeeBug (Original post)

Sun Jul 31, 2016, 11:17 PM

Jul 2016

Paul Manfort had strong political ties with Putin, Russia...check Wikipedia for starters.....Then, New York Times article....

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/08/01/us/paul-manafort-ukraine-donald-trump.html?referer=https://t.co/ncmSMgMrI6

oberliner

(58,724 posts)

3. Paul Manafort was an advisor to Viktor Yanukovych

Reply to LaydeeBug (Original post)

Mon Aug 1, 2016, 12:56 AM

Aug 2016

Last edited Mon Aug 1, 2016, 08:10 AM - Edit history (1)

The guy overthrown in Ukraine.

FarPoint

(14,939 posts)

4. We need a dossier media leak on Manfort.

Reply to oberliner (Reply #3)

Mon Aug 1, 2016, 07:33 AM

Aug 2016

The Russian connection is there to be exposed.

Vinca

(54,330 posts)

5. I'm wondering if Manafort is working for Putin to manipulate Trump.

Reply to LaydeeBug (Original post)

Mon Aug 1, 2016, 07:57 AM

Aug 2016

Given the nature of Trump, it would be the easiest money Manafort ever earned.

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