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Paul Manafort's Mysterious Millions

New reports question whether transactions by the former Trump campaign chair, who has been tied to Russia, indicate possible money laundering.
Source: Aaron Bernstein / Reuters

Washington attracts a certain type of person who loves attention—the thrill of the crowd, the glow of the camera. But it also attracts the kind of person who loves to operate in the shadows: the master of arcane rules, the backroom operator. When the second category of person ends up with the attention, things can get uncomfortable.

Take Paul Manafort, the former Trump campaign chairman whose ties to the Kremlin have come under new scrutiny as the Trump administration’s own ties do the same. Last week, the AP on alleged work Manafort did to, such work may appear distasteful to some, but it’s more often than not totally legal.

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