Manafort Shreds “Unfounded” NY Times “Investigation”
On Monday, Paul Manafort shredded the New York Times piece that claims he had ties to a shadow network that the Ukranian government claims influenced elections.
From The Hill:
“One again The New York Times has chosen to purposefully ignore facts and professional journalism to fit their political agenda, choosing to attack my character and reputation rather than present an honest report,” Manafort said in a statement, according to NBC News.
Paul Manafort on @nytimes/Ukraine report: suggestion he accepted cash payments "unfounded, silly and nonsensical" pic.twitter.com/EyQzIOradc
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Manafort said in the statement that it is known he does work both in the United States and overseas. “I have never received a single ‘off-the-books cash payment’ as falsely ‘reported’ by The New York Times, nor have I ever done work for the governments of Ukraine or Russia,” he said.
“In addition, as the article points out hesitantly, every government official interviewed states I have done nothing wrong, and there is no evidence of ‘cash payments’ made to me by any official in Ukraine,” he said. The Trump campaign chairman also attacked the media for not focusing on allegations made against Hillary Clinton, the Democratic presidential nominee.
