NYT: Secret Ukraine ledger lists cash to Trump’s campaign boss
The Grey Lady drops a bombshell story in their Monday edition:
Click here for reuse options!On a leafy side street off Independence Square in Kiev is an office used for years by Donald J. Trump’s campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, when he consulted for Ukraine’s ruling political party. His furniture and personal items were still there as recently as May.
And Mr. Manafort’s presence remains elsewhere here in the capital, where government investigators examining secret records have found his name, as well as companies he sought business with, as they try to untangle a corrupt network they say was used to loot Ukrainian assets and influence elections during the administration of Mr. Manafort’s main client, former President Viktor F. Yanukovych.
Handwritten ledgers show $12.7 million in undisclosed cash payments designated for Mr. Manafort from Mr. Yanukovych’s pro-Russian political party from 2007 to 2012, according to Ukraine’s newly formed National Anti-Corruption Bureau. Investigators assert that the disbursements were part of an illegal off-the-books system whose recipients also included election officials.
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David Hirsch, a.k.a. Dave "Doctor" Gonzo*, is a renegade record producer, video producer, writer, reformed corporate shill, and still-registered lobbyist for non-one-percenter performing artists and musicians. He lives in a heavily fortified compound in one of Manhattan's less trendy neighborhoods.
* Hirsch is the third person to use the pseudonym, a not-so-veiled tribute to journalist and author Hunter S. Thompson, with the permission of his predecessors Gene Gaudette of American Politics Journal (currently webmaster and chief bottlewasher at Liberaland) and Stephen Meese at Smashmouth Politics.
22 responses to NYT: Secret Ukraine ledger lists cash to Trump’s campaign boss
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whatthe46 August 14th, 2016 at 23:23
and they call Hillary crooked. unbelievable!
mistlesuede August 15th, 2016 at 00:09
I’m sure you have noticed how Trump and his minions use psychological projection?
Obewon August 14th, 2016 at 23:32
The Trump campaign plan for corruption is tiny at best, generating two endorsements.
Trump Campaign Chair Manafort is a career thief: Handwritten ledgers show $12.7 million in undisclosed cash payments designated for Mr. Manafort from Mr. Yanukovych’s pro-Russian political party from 2007 to 2012, according to Ukraine’s newly formed National Anti-Corruption Bureau. Investigators assert that the disbursements were part of an illegal off-the-books system whose recipients also included election officials.
Chad Martin August 14th, 2016 at 23:56
One of the strings Pootie-Poot uses to control his Cheeto-colored marionette.
labman57 August 15th, 2016 at 00:09
Well, Donald has being saying all along that he only hires “the best talent available”.
He just didn’t specifically explain in what way.
mistlesuede August 15th, 2016 at 00:11
Let’s hope the media decides to cover this all week.
No wonder Trump is having a coronary over the NY Times this weekend and is threatening to block them from covering his campaign. That will teach them. Not!
whatthe46 August 15th, 2016 at 00:17
they aren’t going to touch this with a ten foot pole. they’ll go back to Hillary’s emails.
mistlesuede August 15th, 2016 at 00:24
I hope you are wrong!
whatthe46 August 15th, 2016 at 00:42
me tooooo!!!
Tommie August 15th, 2016 at 00:39
Hopefully, all of them but I bet my check (as small as it is) that Fox News will not cover it!
mistlesuede August 15th, 2016 at 00:42
I think you are pretty safe on that bet! :)
It doesn’t help having NBC and MSNBC covering the Olympics. I hope Joy Reid is back on next weekend because she will cover it. She is quickly becoming the only person I watch on that channel except for a few peeks in here and there on other shows.
Tommie August 15th, 2016 at 00:46
That’s why I make pretty good money on football, I make smart bets!
mistlesuede August 15th, 2016 at 00:59
Let me know if you are going to make any bets on the Buffalo Bills this year.
My recommendation, don’t.
Wait till they get rid of that a-hole coach Rex Ryan we acquired, and his brother.
Tommie August 15th, 2016 at 02:34
Depends on who they play, I also play how many points each team will score (over/under)!
Suzanne McFly August 15th, 2016 at 12:52
Even if faux entertainment did cover it, rumps supporters still would deny it. It is like they cannot hear anything that puts rump in a negative light.
Tommie August 15th, 2016 at 00:37
“From Russia with love”!
bpollen August 15th, 2016 at 03:49
I prefer “To Sir With Love…”
Budda August 15th, 2016 at 06:44
This guy Manafort surely needs to have the FBI come talk to him.
William August 15th, 2016 at 07:59
No surprise whatsoever.
Warman1138 August 15th, 2016 at 08:58
Follow the money, don’t forget your protective gear and decontaminate afterwards.
Mike August 15th, 2016 at 09:16
And Ivanka is on vacation with Putin’s girlfriend…you can’t make this crap up.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjXkvHewMPOAhXDMSYKHT7LC2AQqQIIHzAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.people.com%2Farticle%2Fivanka-trump-wendi-deng-murdoch-croatia&usg=AFQjCNGHBvRWuZW5XZihQWNM7rqn7Zn86Q&sig2=ZK591PseNfLr8XpkDnzVOA
whatthe46 August 15th, 2016 at 09:35
but, the Kenya President, Obama is a Muslim. Hillary e-mails, lets get back on track people.