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How did Paul Manafort get to be DJT's campaign manager - who brought him in?

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Mueller Just Called Bullshit on Lobbying Powerhouse Mercury LLC

"MUELLER TEAM'S FOCUS ON MANAFORT SPANS 11 YEARS
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Justice Department prosecutors concluded last year that there wasn't enough evidence to bring
charges against Manafort or any of the other US subjects in the Ukraine probe, according to
sources briefed on the investigation. A spokesman for the special counsel declined to comment."

In light of Manafort's situation today those JD prosecutors may have some soul searching to do.

The special counsel’s latest files says that employees of the firm knew that they were working for a foreign government, and not disclosing it.

Betsy Woodruff
09.14.18 10:48 PM ET



Just over a year ago, a spokesperson for lobbying powerhouse Mercury LLC was emphatic: His firm never worked for the Ukrainian strongman Viktor Yanukovych, who played a major role in making Paul Manafort notorious.

That was in response to a query after reports that Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team had subpoenaed Mercury as part of its investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 campaign.

Mercury LLC partner Mike McKeon replied,. saying he would be fielding media queries about federal filings showing the firm had introduced Viktor Klyuyev, a parliamentarian in Yanukovych’s party and the brother of his former chief of staff, to Congressional offices. He added: “But please note that we never worked or did PR for Yanukovich.”

Court filings released Friday indicate Special Counsel Robert Mueller would not believe that statement.