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Recent reports indicate that former President Donald Trump, after being turned down by 30 companies for loans and facing difficulties in securing legitimate sources of liquidity, is considering rehiring Paul Manafort, a convicted money launderer with connections to Russian oligarchs. Manafort, who previously had a significant role in Trump's campaign and has been linked to Russian intelligence services by the Senate Intelligence Committee, is reportedly being brought back for his expertise ahead of the Republican National Convention and for fundraising efforts. Critics argue that Trump's financial struggles are a national security issue and express concern over Manafort's potential access to sensitive information, given his history of tax and bank fraud conviction.
Of course. Via Politico: "The Trump campaign is likely to bring PAUL MANAFORT back into the fold this year as an adviser, particularly around the Republican National Convention and fundraising, WaPo’s Josh Dawsey scooped. Despite Manafort’s conviction for tax and bank fraud and…
In 2016, Trump needed someone who could ram him through the convention and do all the behind-the-scenes shit needed to do that. This time he doesn’t. There’s no reason to bring in Manafort except as a “thank you” for… Or to just bait the media and Dems into Russia hoaxing. https://t.co/KEDpaQHej7
If Trump is given access to national security briefings he will now have someone with a proven history of selling stuff to the Russians on his team to help facilitate the movement of our intel to our adversaries. https://t.co/A1eiIzrWha
