Paul Manafort visited Wikileaks founder Julian Assange weeks before being named the chairman of the Trump campaign in 2016.
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Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort held secret talks with Julian Assange inside the Ecuadorian embassy in London, and visited around the time he joined Trump’s campaign, the Guardian has been told. Sources have said Manafort went to see Assange in 2013, 2015 and in spring 2016 – during the period when he was made a key figure in Trump’s push for the White House.
It is unclear why Manafort wanted to see Assange and what was discussed. But the last meeting is likely to come under scrutiny and could interest Robert Mueller, the special prosecutor who is investigating alleged collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia. A well-placed source has told the Guardian that Manafort went to see Assange around March 2016. Months later WikiLeaks released a stash of Democratic emails stolen by Russian intelligence officers.
Manafort’s visit to Assange was not logged, which is why it hasn’t been made public knowledge before today.
Manafort + Assange = Conspiracy
If Paul Manafort was going to see Julian Assange as he was taking over the Trump campaign, they were not discussing the weather. This fact also explains why Mueller has had such a keen interest in Paul Manafort, and why Manafort has lied to the special counsel. A Manafort/Assange connection spells out a conspiracy between the Trump campaign/Russia/Wikileaks on the release of Russian hacked Democratic emails.
Paul Manafort likely has the goods on Trump, which is why he is holding out for a presidential pardon. There appears to be a web of people in Trump’s orbit who were involved with Russia and Wikileaks. These are crimes against the United States of America, and Paul Manafort is a key player in the conspiracy between the Trump, the Russians, and Wikileaks to carry out a criminal act against the Democratic Party and the people of the United States.
Should this report turn out to be true, treason is not off the table for Trump and his campaign.
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Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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