THREAD: *Many* ties link Team🇷🇺Trump to #Russia. Manafort & Gates were central‼️
👉🏼Manafort: Trump’s most powerful political operative, helped secure GOP nomination
👉🏼Gates: his deputy, was along for the whole ride
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newsweek.com/manafort-trump…
Firtash owns 45% of RosUkrEnergo (RUE)— a shady operation that brings gas from Turkmenistan to Ukraine.🤨
And LAUNDER MONEY‼️ 3/
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👉🏼worked for Rinat Akhmetov, Ukraine's richest guy & pro-#Russia🇷🇺
👉🏼ran campaign for pro-Russia Yanukovych & Party of Regions
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Ukrainians protested & Ukrainian Supreme court ordered a redo👉🏼Yanukovych lost‼️ 5/
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Gazprom🇷🇺sold gas at a LOW price to Firtash's RUE👉🏼sold to Ukraine at a HIGH price. Profits used to bribe & control Ukrainian politicians‼️ 7/
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Putin & pals got a deal even MORE corrupt👉🏼massively increased opportunity to cheat & steal money.😡 10/
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And Manafort was more than happy to help‼️😡 11/
Firtash laundered $25 million in Drake Hotel deal. Manafort used shell co to buy $3.675 million TRUMP TOWER apartment for CASH‼️ 12/
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👉🏼helped pro-#Russia🇷🇺Yanukovych beat Tymoshenko, who was IMPRISONED
👉🏼lobbied US lawmakers on behalf of Yanukovych & smeared Tymoshenko
👉🏼did NOT their lobbying activities (FARA)
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Thrown out due to jurisdictional issues.🙄
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Is it any surprise that he brought in Manafort (and Gates), who brought in PENCE⁉️
Nope.
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#TrumpRussia
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