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To: Brumar89 who wrote (1004991)3/9/2017 12:08:43 AM
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Paul Manafort’s Russian protege Konstantin Kilimnik flew in for GOP platform change negotiations
By Bill Palmer | March 8, 2017

It turns out we have to add yet another name to the growing list of (alleged) conspirators in the Trump-Russia scandal to rig the 2016 election. Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort’s connections to the Kremlin have long been fleshed out. But now it turns out the FBI has had an eye on his Russian political protege, who flew into the U.S. to play a role in changing the GOP platform to benefit Russia.
Paul Manafort’s protege Konstantin Kilimnik is based in Ukraine, where Manafort once worked to get Kremlin puppet Victor Yanukovich elected. Kilimnik is also believed to be a puppet of the Kremlin. He attracted the attention of the FBI when he flew into the United States in April to meet with Manafort at a time when Manafort was serving as Donald Trump’s campaign chair. But then Kilimnik later flew in again during the summer, and ended up bragging that he had played a role in changing the Republican Party platform from a pro-Ukraine to a pro-Russia stance....

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Authorities looked into Manafort protégé
An associate of an ex-Trump campaign chairman is suspected of connections to Russian intelligence.

By KENNETH P. VOGEL and DAVID STERN

03/08/17 06:23 PM EST

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Manafort's man in Kiev - POLITICO
Aug 18, 2016 - By Kenneth P. Vogel
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