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August 30, 2017

Special Counsel Issues Several Subpoenas over Manafort & Flynn's Financial Ties
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The Washington Post reports special counsel Robert Mueller's lawyers
have issued several subpoenas to Washington lobbying firms, demanding
information about their interactions with the consulting firms of former
National Security Adviser Michael Flynn and former Trump campaign chair
Paul Manafort. Among those subpoenaed are Manafort's former lawyer and
his spokesperson. Both Manafort and Flynn have been at the center of the
ongoing investigation into the Trump campaign's ties to Russia.


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