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Tanuki

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19. Did you read the article? It goes on to say
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 01:13 PM
Jul 2017

"A second Times article the following day appeared to seal Manafort's fate. The report, citing a secret ledger, said Manafort had been paid millions by a pro-Russia Ukrainian political party. Manafort had long worked as a consultant to Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, who was ousted in 2014 and now lives in exile in Russia.

Aides saw the Times report as the "kill shot" that determined Manafort would be forced out, the Daily Mail said.
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Manafort said that if he stepped down, it would "look like I'm guilty," the Daily Mail said, citing Green's book.
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It was at that point, the Daily Mail said, that Kushner made his point clear: "We're putting out a press release at 9 a.m. that says you've resigned. That's in 30 seconds."....(more)




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