Paul Manafort, Trump's campaign manager , registering with US as a foreign agent

[Llamaguy]

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Latest on former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his firm's work (all times local):

3:05 p.m.

President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman is registering as a foreign agent.

Paul Manafort's spokesman says he was in talks with the government about registering before the 2016 election and is now "taking appropriate steps" in response to "formal guidance" from the government.

The spokesman says Manafort's lobbying work was not conducted on behalf of the Russian government and began before Manafort started working with the Trump campaign.
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[elix]

[QUOTE]The Podesta Group's cited details of lobbying it performed from 2012 through 2014 on behalf of the European Centre for a Modern Ukraine. The firm reported being paid more than $1.2 million for the effort.

The disclosure follows reporting by the AP in August that the firm of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his deputy, Rick Gates, who served in a senior role in the Trump campaign, had overseen the lobbying effort. The effort sought to promote a pro-Russian Ukrainian political party's interests in Washington.[/QUOTE]
The Podesta Group was co-founded by John Podesta.

I can't wait for the next round of the alt-right eating itself over this.

[El Periodista]

[QUOTE=elixwhitetail;52094987]The Podesta Group was co-founded by John Podesta.

I can't wait for the next round of the alt-right eating itself over this.[/QUOTE]

Quick recap, who was John Podesta again, and why is this significant? I'm starting to lose track.

[OmniConsUme]

[QUOTE=El Periodista;52095180]Quick recap, who was John Podesta again, and why is this significant? I'm starting to lose track.[/QUOTE]

Hillary's Campaign Manager.

[El Periodista]

[QUOTE=OmniConsUme;52095203]Hillary's Campaign Manager.[/QUOTE]

So Trump's campaign manager and Clinton's campaign manager worked together as part of the same Pro-Russian lobbying group?

Should I be reading into this? I feel like I should be reading into this.