Trump campaign chairman and chief strategist Paul Manafort resigned on Friday, following a staff shake-up this week that reduced his role in the campaign. GOP nominee Donald Trump confirmed the resignation in a statement: “This morning Paul Manafort offered, and I accepted, his resignation from the campaign. I am very appreciative for his great work in helping to get us where we are today, and in particular his work guiding us through the delegate and convention process. Paul is a true professional and I wish him the greatest success.”
Manafort is leaving on good terms and will remain an ally and outside confidant of the campaign, according to a close associate of his who spoke on the condition of anonymity Friday to The Washington Post...
Manafort’s personal business dealings have also come under intense scrutiny in recent weeks, amid questions over his ties to foreign governments and indications that he might have received $12.7 million in undisclosed cash payments. The alleged payments, which Manafort denied, were noted in a ledger kept by the political party of Ukraine's then-president, Viktor Yanukovych. Since then, more evidence has surfaced that raised concerns about his ties to pro-Russian politicians in Ukraine.
One GOP strategist said Manafort was undone by the combination of revelations about his work on behalf of those pro-Russian forces and the elevation of Conway and Bannon. “If you had had one of these things happen, it would have been survivable. But you had two of these things in concert,” the strategist said. “One thing I don’t think Trump will tolerate is the focus being on someone else rather than himself.”
Manafort’s background finally caught up with him. Friends of Manafort said Friday that it was clear that he had taken a calculated risk by joining Trump’s campaign. “He knows he’s been doing this stuff. It was going to become an issue. He wasn’t prepared to tamp it down. When he decided to re-enter high-profile American politics, and he ratcheted it up with lots of Sunday shows and TV appearances, he had to know he was putting himself out there as a target.”
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Manafort is leaving on good terms and will remain an ally and outside confidant of the campaign, according to a close associate of his who spoke on the condition of anonymity Friday to The Washington Post...
Manafort’s personal business dealings have also come under intense scrutiny in recent weeks, amid questions over his ties to foreign governments and indications that he might have received $12.7 million in undisclosed cash payments. The alleged payments, which Manafort denied, were noted in a ledger kept by the political party of Ukraine's then-president, Viktor Yanukovych. Since then, more evidence has surfaced that raised concerns about his ties to pro-Russian politicians in Ukraine.
One GOP strategist said Manafort was undone by the combination of revelations about his work on behalf of those pro-Russian forces and the elevation of Conway and Bannon. “If you had had one of these things happen, it would have been survivable. But you had two of these things in concert,” the strategist said. “One thing I don’t think Trump will tolerate is the focus being on someone else rather than himself.”
Manafort’s background finally caught up with him. Friends of Manafort said Friday that it was clear that he had taken a calculated risk by joining Trump’s campaign. “He knows he’s been doing this stuff. It was going to become an issue. He wasn’t prepared to tamp it down. When he decided to re-enter high-profile American politics, and he ratcheted it up with lots of Sunday shows and TV appearances, he had to know he was putting himself out there as a target.”
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