Two other lobbying firms were mentioned in the Manafort indictment.

1. As part of the scheme, in February 2012, MANAFORT and GATES solicited two Washington, D.C., ?rms (Company A and Company B) to lobby in the United States on behalf of Yanukovych, the Party of Regions, and the Government of Ukraine. For instance, GATES wrote to Company A that it would be representing the Government of Ukraine in [Washington,] ....

At the direction of MANAFORT and GATES, Company A and Company engaged in extensive lobbying. Among other things, they lobbied multiple Members of Congress and their staffs about Ukraine sanctions, the validity of Ukraine elections, and the propriety of Yanukovych?s imprisoning his presidential rival, Yulia Tymoshenko (who had served as Ukraine President prior to Yanukovych). MANAFORT and GATES also lobbied in connection with the roll out of a report concerning the Tymoshenko trial commissioned by the Government of Ukraine. MANAFORT and GATES used one of their offshore accounts to funnel $4 million to pay secretly for the report.

1. To minimize public disclosure of their lobbying campaign, MANAFORT and GATES arranged for the Centre to be the nominal client of Company A and Company B, even though in fact the Centre was under the ultimate direction of the Government of Ukraine, Yanukovych, and the Party of Regions. For instance, MANAFORT and GATES selected Company A and Company B, and only thereafter did the Centre sign contracts with the lobbying ?rms without ever meeting either company. Company A and Company were paid for their services not by their nominal client, the Centre, but solely through off-shore accounts associated with the MANAFORT-GATES entities, namely Bletilla Ventures Limited (in Cyprus) and Jeunet Ltd. and Global Endeavour Inc. To conceal the scheme, MANAFORT and GATES developed a false and misleading cover

story that would distance themselves and the Government of Ukraine, Yanukovych, and the Party

of Regions from the Centre, Company A, and Company B. For instance, in the wake of extensive

press reports on MANAFORT and his connections with Ukraine, on August 16, 2016, GATES

communicated false talking points to Company in writing, including:

Q: ?Can you describe your initial contact with [Company and the lobbying goals he discussed with them?? A: ?We provided an introduction between the [Centre] and [Company B/Company in 2012. The [Centre] was seeking to retain representation in Washington, DC to support the mission of the

A: ?Our and task was to assist the [Centre] find representation in Washington, but at no time did our ?rm or members provide any direct lobbying support.?

A: ?The structure of the arrangement between the [Centre] and [Company A and Company was worked out by the two parties.?

Q: ?Can you say where the funding from for [sic] the [Centre] came from? (this amounted to well over a million dollars between 2012 and 2014).? A: ?This is a question better asked of the [Centre] who contracted with the two ?rms.?

Q: ?Can you describe the lobbying work speci?cally undertaken by [Company on behalf of the Party of Regionsithe [Centre]?? A: ?This is a question better asked to Company and/ or the [Centre] as the agreement was between the parties. Our

?rm did not play a role in the structure, nor were we registered lobbyists.?

Email Retention Policy.? 26. In fact, MANAFORT and GATES had: selected Company A and Company engaged in weekly scheduled calls and frequent emails with Company A and Company to provide them directions as to specific lobbying steps that should be taken; sought and received detailed oral and written reports from these ?rms on the lobbying work they had performed; communicated with Yanukovych to brief him on their lobbying efforts; both congratulated and reprimanded Company A and Company on their lobbying work; communicated directly with United States officials in connection with this work; and paid the lobbying ?rms over $2 million from offshore accounts they controlled, among other things. In addition, court?authorized searches of MANAFORT and DMI email accounts and Virginia residence in July 2017 revealed numerous documents, including documents related to lobbying, which were more than thirty?days

You're a low info idiot. But we already knew that.

Yes, nonsense verified by the FBI? The $145 million is a lie too? Clinton's $500k? Mueller's involvement? Podesta Group being investigated alongside Manafort?

What do you mean he doesn't care about Manafort - they searched his home via warrant. You even cited that yourself.

You really think they are going to nail the POTUS over facebook ads, unproven "bots" and Pokemon Go!...? And then illustrate how this silly little accusations jeopardized an entire election?