Paul Manafort charged with secretly hiring former European politicians to lobby for Ukraine in the U.S.
Former Trump campaign chief Paul Manafort was charged with new offenses on Friday by special counsel Robert Mueller, who accused him of secretly hiring a group of former European politicians to promote Ukraine in the United States. Manafort, according to the indictment, allegedly paid the ex-politicians — dubbed the "Hapsburg Group" — 2 million euros from offshore accounts. The group then lobbied members of Congress and other U.S. officials.
The charges come after Mueller secured a guilty plea from Manafort’s longtime business partner Rick Gates, the third associate of President Donald Trump to strike a cooperation agreement in the Russia probe.
NBC.com
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