Paul Manafort shared 2016 polling data with Russian employee, according to court filing

[Recursion]

Source: Washington Post

Paul Manafort shared presidential campaign polling data with Konstantin Kilimnik, a Russian employee whom the FBI has said has ties to Russian intelligence, according to a court filing from his defense attorneys.

The former Trump campaign chairman on Tuesday denied in a filing that he broke his plea deal by lying repeatedly to prosecutors working for special counsel Robert S. Mueller III.

But in doing so, he exposed details of the dispute that were apparently meant to be redacted, including that the special counsel alleges he “lied about sharing polling data with Mr. Kilimnik related to the 2016 presidential campaign.”

The unredacted filing in D.C. federal court says Manafort also discussed a Ukrainian peace plan with Kilimnik, a former employee of his consulting firm who the FBI assessed as having ties to Russian intelligence.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/paul-manafort-shared-2016-polling-data-with-russian-employee-according-to-court-filing/2019/01/08/3f562ad8-12b0-11e9-803c-4ef28312c8b9_story.html

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Kilimnik is already identified as a "former" GRU operative. This is the bit Manafort's lawyers messed up redacting; only WaPo seems to be jumping at what the real meat here is. This is the literal smoking gun.

[George II]

1. WHILE he was trump's campaign manager!! Yes, this is indeed the "smoking gun". But...

....trump was right, there is no "smocking gun".

[MaryMagdaline]

2. Collusion!

[PaulX2]

3. BoooooooooooM

Russia had precinct level targeting info.

They had to get it from Republicans.

We just didn't know where from.

Now I guess we know.

[orangecrush]

4. "accidentally revealed"?

I doubt they are that stupid.

Wonder why they did it?

In any case, this is collusion and espionage.

[displacedtexan]

5. I think his lawyers want out.

The transcript showed one of them saying that they needed to talk to their client to see if they should continue to represent him.

[iluvtennis]

6. Wow, just wow. Conspired with Russia to steal the election.

[DesertRat]

7. This is clearly collusion or attempted collusion by Trump's campaign manager

Boom!

[BigmanPigman]

8. Manafort must be afraid of getting harmed by Russia, and his family too.

Frank Figliuzzi said that his assets are seized and he is looking at serious jail time so he is obviously frightened. Also, Manafort must be more terrified of Russian retaliation than of Mueller/jail or tTump.

Swallwell said that the data Manafort shared with Russia was crucial to their targeting specific people via social media.

[turbinetree]

9. FUCKING TRAITOR...........................

This asshole should be indicted under the Foreign Espionage Act.................

http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtid=3&psid=3904

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

10. Lock him up!!!!!

[Bernardo de La Paz]

11. This is the biggest news of the day. Bigger than TV speeches or PM May's BrExit setback. . . . nt