Let's Recall What Exactly Paul Manafort and Rudy Giuliani Were Doing in Ukraine (ProPublica)

[Nevilledog]

https://www.propublica.org/article/lets-recall-what-exactly-paul-manafort-and-rudy-giuliani-were-doing-in-ukraine


Though Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine is just days old, Russia has been working for years to influence and undermine the independence of its smaller neighbor. As it happens, some Americans have played a role in that effort.

One was former President Donald Trump’s campaign chairman Paul Manafort. Another was Trump’s then-lawyer Rudy Giuliani.

It’s all detailed in a wide array of public documents, particularly a bipartisan 2020 Senate report on Trump and Russia. I was one of the journalists who dug into all the connections, as part of the Trump, Inc. podcast with ProPublica and WNYC. (I was in Kyiv, retracing Manafort’s steps, when Trump’s infamous call with Ukraine’s president was revealed in September 2019.)

Given recent events, I thought it’d be helpful to put all the tidbits together, showing what happened step by step.

Americans Making Money Abroad. What’s the Problem?

Paul Manafort was a longtime Republican consultant and lobbyist who’d developed a speciality working with unsavory, undemocratic clients. In 2004, he was hired by oligarchs supporting a pro-Russian party in Ukraine. It was a tough assignment: The Party of Regions needed an image makeover. A recent election had been marred by allegations that fraud had been committed in favor of the party’s candidate, prompting a popular revolt that became known as the Orange Revolution.

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[SheltieLover]

1. Kicking for visibility

[Irish_Dem]

2. The GOP helped Putin invade Ukraine in many ways.

There is no doubt about it.

[Eliot Rosewater]

3. If dems did it, media 24/7, investigations for a few weeks then indictments.

But this is USA, cons NEVER have to obey the law and NEVER are held accountable.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

4. Rudy keeps his purse nearby when out with the boys (from the article)

[I_UndergroundPanther]

5. KnR

[crickets]

6. Disgusting behavior. Keeping this kicked. nt

[Evolve Dammit]

7. Don't forget General Flynn

[Nevilledog]

8. I'd like him to go to prison so I can.

[Evolve Dammit]

9. I'm surprised the military lets him continue his seditionist public speaking and "activities"

[dalton99a]

11. +1

[Roisin Ni Fiachra]

10. K&R nt