Bloomberg: Manafort Suspected of Serving as ‘Back Channel’ to Russia, DOJ Says

[LL_Decitrig]

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...bed-as-back-channel-to-russia-u-s-lawyer-says

This story is based on arguments submitted in a motion from Manafort's counsel that Mueller exceeded his authority in issuing an indictment against Manafort.

Any investigation of links between Russia and the Trump campaign "would naturally cover ties that a former Trump campaign manager had to Russian-associated political operatives, Russian-backed politicians, and Russian oligarchs," prosecutors said in an April 2 filing.

"It would also naturally look into any interactions they may have had before and during the campaign to plumb motives and opportunities to coordinate and to expose possible channels for surreptitious communications," prosecutors wrote. "And prosecutors would naturally follow the money trail from Manafort's Ukrainian consulting activities. Because investigation of those matters was authorized, so was prosecution."

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[Llyrwenne]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/doj-manafort-suspected-of-being-backchannel-to-russia.37311/