Trump campaign aide pleads guilty to lying to the FBI about meetings with Russian officials
After the arrests of Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort and Manafort’s business associate Rick Gates this morning, it has also emerged that a Trump campaign aide pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI. Unsealed documents revealed today that Trump campaign staffer George Papadopoulos admitted to meeting with Russian officials, including one Russian “professor,” […]
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Donald Trump responds to campaign manager arrest with false claims on Twitter
Donald Trump has responded to the arrest of his former campaign manager Paul Manafort by mischaracterising the nature of the indictment against Manafort. Writing on Twitter on Monday afternoon, Trump wrote “Sorry, but this is years ago, before Paul Manafort was part of the Trump campaign. But why aren’t Crooked Hillary & the Dems the […]
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Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort told to surrender to the authorities
Robert Mueller’s probe into Russian involvement in the 2016 Presidential Election has escalated significantly this morning as Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort was told to report to the authorities. The charges against Manafort are the first to be filed as part of Mueller’s investigation, and represent a major development in the probe. While […]
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