Manafort, Trump, Stone go way back to 1980 & Sater to 2002 [View all]

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1979
Roy Cohn Introduces Trump to Nixon ‘Dirty Trickster’ Roger Stone

1980
Stone and Manafort Go Into Business

Roger Stone founds a lobbying practice with Paul Manafort; Trump becomes one of Stone’s first clients. In the 1980s, Trump hires Manafort as his lawyer on gambling and real estate issues. By 1988, Stone is one of Trump’s closest advisers.


1984
Alleged Russian Mobster Buys Condos in Trump Tower
David Bogatin, a 38-year-old former Soviet Army pilot and Russian émigré who arrived in America seven years earlier with just $3 in his pocket, pays $6 million for five condominium units in a luxurious new Manhattan high-rise, Trump Tower. At the time, Russian mobsters were beginning to invest in high-end US real estate as a way to launder money from their criminal enterprises.

2000
Trump and Stone Explore Presidential Run
Roger Stone serves as chairman of Donald Trump’s presidential exploratory advisory committee.


2002
Felix Sater Enters the Picture
Russian-born Felix Sater and his company Bayrock Group — a Trump Tower tenant — begin working with Trump on a series of real estate development deals, one of which becomes Trump SoHo.

MORE HERE:
A Timeline: Russia and President Trump
http://billmoyers.com/story/trump-russia-timeline/

EDIT & FYI:

In 2006, the year he reportedly began working for Deripaska, Manafort bought a condo in Trump Tower for $3,675,000 through an LLC called John Hannah. John is Manafort’s middle name, and Hannah is the middle name of that of his then-business partner, Rick Davis.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump-aide-manafort-bought-new-york-homes-cash-n739796

The Comprehensive Timeline Of Donald Trump's History With Russia | The Last Word | MSNBC