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Yea because Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort coordinated through KGB asset Konstantin Kilimnik, as documented in the Republican-led Senate intelligence repo

Yea because Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort coordinated through KGB asset Konstantin Kilimnik, as documented in the Republican-led Senate intelligence report, and not directly with the Russian government.

leereeves 5y ago
The only allegation I've ever heard is that Manafort shared polling data with Kilimnik. I'd hardly call that coordinating election interference, and apparently Mueller agreed because he knew about the polling data and still reached the conclusion above.[1] And in the interest of accuracy you should also mention that Manafort was only campaign manager for two months, from June 20 to August 19 of 2016, and he was removed from the campaign, reportedly, because of his Russian connections. "On August 17, 2016, Trump received his first security briefing. The same day, August 17, Trump shook up his campaign organization in a way that appeared to minimize Manafort's role. It was reported that members of Trump's family, particularly Kushner, who had originally been a strong backer of Manafort, had become uneasy about his Russian connections and suspected that he had not been forthright about them. Manafort stated in an internal staff memorandum that he would "remain the campaign chairman and chief strategist, providing the big-picture, long-range campaign vision". However, two days later, Trump announced his acceptance of Manafort's resignation from the campaign after Steve Bannon and Kellyanne Conway took on senior leadership roles within that campaign."[2] 1: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/paul-manafort-mueller-investigation-konstantin-kilimnik_n_5c337efce4b09b02cb328230?2ou= https://www.huffpost.com/entry/paul-manafort-mueller-investi... 2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Manafort#Chairman_of_Trump's_2016_campaign https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Manafort#Chairman_of_Trum...
- momdad420 5y ago
  Lmao you so desperately want to make it nothing

leereeves 5y ago

The only allegation I've ever heard is that Manafort shared polling data with Kilimnik. I'd hardly call that coordinating election interference, and apparently Mueller agreed because he knew about the polling data and still reached the conclusion above.[1] And in the interest of accuracy you should also mention that Manafort was only campaign manager for two months, from June 20 to August 19 of 2016, and he was removed from the campaign, reportedly, because of his Russian connections. "On August 17, 2016, Trump received his first security briefing. The same day, August 17, Trump shook up his campaign organization in a way that appeared to minimize Manafort's role. It was reported that members of Trump's family, particularly Kushner, who had originally been a strong backer of Manafort, had become uneasy about his Russian connections and suspected that he had not been forthright about them. Manafort stated in an internal staff memorandum that he would "remain the campaign chairman and chief strategist, providing the big-picture, long-range campaign vision". However, two days later, Trump announced his acceptance of Manafort's resignation from the campaign after Steve Bannon and Kellyanne Conway took on senior leadership roles within that campaign."[2] 1: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/paul-manafort-mueller-investigation-konstantin-kilimnik_n_5c337efce4b09b02cb328230?2ou= https://www.huffpost.com/entry/paul-manafort-mueller-investi... 2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Manafort#Chairman_of_Trump's_2016_campaign https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Manafort#Chairman_of_Trum...

momdad420 5y ago
Lmao you so desperately want to make it nothing