Mueller reveals closer Manafort ties to Russian oligarch
Paul Manafort and his wife received a $10 million loan from Oleg Deripaska, a Russian oligarch with ties to Vladimir Putin.
By JOSH MEYER 6/28/18, 8:19 AM CET Updated 6/28/18, 9:30 AM CET
Federal court documents unsealed Wednesday reveal that former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort had much closer ties to a Russian oligarch linked to Vladimir Putin than had been previously disclosed.
A company jointly owned by Manafort and his wife received a $10 million loan in 2010 from the oligarch, Oleg Deripaska, according to the documents, which also alleged that the Russian billionaire provided financial backing for Manafort’s consulting work in Ukraine as far back as 2005.
https://www.politico.eu/article/robert-mueller-russia-probe-reveals-closer-paul-manafort-ties-to-russian-oligarch/