Author: Chad Day
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Trump aides covertly fought freeing of Ukraine prisoner
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For more than three years, lobbyist Jim Slattery worked in Washington to secure the release in Ukraine of the imprisoned political rival of the country’s then-president. He said the work was sometimes harder than expected. “I had a sense that there were people working on the other side,” he said, “but they were doing it…
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Trump advisers waged covert influence campaign
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A firm run by Donald Trump’s campaign chairman – who resigned Friday – directly orchestrated a covert Washington lobbying operation on behalf of Ukraine’s then-ruling political party, attempting to sway American public opinion in favor of the country’s pro-Russian government, emails obtained by The Associated Press show. Paul Manafort and his deputy, Rick Gates, never disclosed their…
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UPDATED: Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort resigns
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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 am very appreciative…
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Former modeling agent says he got Melania Trump’s visa
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Melania Trump obtained a work visa before she modelled professionally in the United States in the mid-1990s, her former modeling agent told The Associated Press. That appeared to back up her statements as recently as Thursday that she adhered to U.S. immigration laws as she went from a Slovenian model years later to an American…
