Manafort Slams 'Silly And Nonsensical' Report On $12.7M Ukrainian Cash

[DonViejo]

Paul Manafort, Donald Trump's campaign chairman, fired back at the New York Times on Monday after the paper published a report on secret Ukrainian ledgers which show nearly $13 million in undisclosed cash set aside for Manafort.

"Once again The New York times has chosen to purposefully ignore facts and professional journalism to fit their political agenda, choosing to attack my character and reputation rather than present an honest report," the veteran GOP operative said in a statement to NBC News. "The suggestion that I accepted cash payments is unfounded, silly, and nonsensical."

Manafort went on to strenuously deny accepting the cash payments, which the paper reported were set aside in 22 separate installments between 2007 and 2012.

“My work in Ukraine ceased following the country’s parliamentary elections in October 2014,” he said in the statement. “In addition, as the article points out hesitantly, every government official interviewed states I have done nothing wrong.”

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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/manafort-denies-unkrainian-cash-payments

[SummerSnow]

1. GUILTY

[bluedigger]

2. I guess he has retired "absurd" for now.

[Sunlei]

3. all the names on those ledgers need more discussion. who were they & where are they now?

[Curtland1015]

4. Shouldn't the fact that he was a consultant to a corrupt, pro-Russian administration be ENOUGH?

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I mean, really?

[Happyhippychick]

7. Yes it absolutely should have been enough

[nixonwasbetterthanW]

5. Manafort left out the rest of his statement --

"The suggestion that I accepted cash payments is unfounded, silly, and nonsensical ...


... of course I took it in gold coins. They could have marked the bills!"

[uponit7771]

6. ... By Using Every Single Weasel Word He Can"

[spooky3]

8. Yeah, this is a Nixonian "denial."

Why didn't he say, "the NYT lied and is defaming me. I took no money in any form from anyone connected with Putin", or something like that.