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January 9, 2019

Court Filings Show Manafort Shared Trump Campaign Info with Russian Operative
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Federal prosecutors are accusing former Trump campaign chair Paul
Manafort of sharing polling data during the 2016 campaign with a
suspected Russian intelligence operative named Konstantin Kilimnik. The
accusation came to light after Manafort's lawyers failed to redact the
information from a court filing. The documents show special counsel
Robert Mueller believes Manafort lied to investigators about his
dealings with Kilimnik. The New York Times reports, "The document
provided the clearest evidence to date that the Trump campaign may have
tried to coordinate with Russians during the 2016 presidential race."


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