Donald Trump faces yet another Russian controversy. An explosive investigation by AP Wednesday revealed that the president’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort secretly worked for a Russian oligarch to help advance the interests of Vladimir Putin. Manafort, who has strenuously denied ever working for the Kremlin, has labelled the latest allegations against him “a smear campaign” saying they have been unfairly cast as “inappropriate or nefarious.”
The investigation says Manafort signed a $10 million dollar annual contract with billionaire Oleg Deripaska, a close ally of Putin, to help influence politicians, the media and business relationships in the U.S. and Europe. Leaked …read more
Source: VICE News
