Section: US & Canada
Ukraine details payments allegedly earmarked for Trump aide
Once-secret accounting documents of Ukraine’s pro-Kremlin party were released Friday, purporting to show payments of $12.7 million earmarked for Paul Manafort, who resigned from his job as Donald Trump’s campaign chairman following the revelations. … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The News...
Vitvitsky on selection commission for Ukraine’s General Inspectorate
KYIV – Bohdan Vitvitsky, a Ukrainian-born corruption expert from New Jersey, has joined a selection commission that will choose members of a newly created General Inspectorate at the Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine. The move is part of an overall drive to fix the nation’s deeply flawed prosecutorial and justice system....
Putin visits Crimea as Ukraine prepares for an invasion
Ed AdamczykSEVASTOPOL, Crimea, Aug. 19 (UPI) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Crimea comes as Ukraine warns it is preparing for an escalation in hostilities between the two countries. …read more Source: United Press...
Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort resigns
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s campaign chairman Paul Manafort resigned on Friday in the wake of a campaign shake-up and revelations about his work in Ukraine. In a statement issued as he arrived in Louisiana to tour the flood-ravaged state, Trump said Manafort offered his resignation Friday morning. The billionaire called Manafort “a true...
Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort resigns
Trump Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort talks to reporters on the floor of the Republican National Convention at Quicken Loans Arena, Sunday, July 17, 2016, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) WASHINGTON – Donald Trump’s campaign chairman Paul Manafort resigned on Friday in the wake of campaign shake-up and revelations about his work in...
Donald Trump’s campaign chairman Paul Manafort resigns from presidential campaign
Manafort is stepping down in the wake of a campaign shake-up, as well as revelations about his work for a pro-Russian political party in Ukraine …read more Source: Vancouver...
Paul Manafort Resigns from Trump Campaign
Paul Manafort is resigning from his position as chairman of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, after a series of news reports shed light on his ties to a pro-Russian governing party in Ukraine. Robert Costa, a reporter for the Washington Post, first reported the news on social media, citing a close associate of Manafort. “This morning...
Trump campaign chairman Manafort resigns
Donald Trump’s campaign chairman Paul Manafort resigned on Friday in the wake of campaign shake-up and revelations about his work in Ukraine. In a statement issued as he arrived in Louisiana to tour the flood-ravaged state, Trump said Manafort offered his resignation Friday morning. The billionaire called Manafort “a true professional.” “I...
Thanks A Lot, Paul!!!
Okay, I was up pretty late last night working on a post about Manafort, Ukraine, efforts to launder pilfered money out of Ukraine and into US real estate. But it’s all pretty incendiary and I was trying to piece it all together and figured … you know, I need to sleep on this and go over it again in the morning. Now, alas, probably...
Trump’s campaign chairman resigns
Paul Manafort is stepping down in the wake of Trump’s hiring of Breitbart executive Stephen Bannon and revelations about his work with a pro-Russian political party in Ukraine. …read more Source: Toronto...
