Manafort Shared
Polling Data With
Russian Associate According to the FBI,
the associate,
Konstantin Kilimnik, has
ties to Russian intelligence. Details of Kilimnik's
link to Manafort were
revealed via an unredacted
court filing on Tuesday. Where the polling data
came from is unclear. Manafort's filing is a rebuttal
to charges of dishonesty
levied against the former
Trump campaign manager. The filing reveals
that special counsel
Robert Mueller accused
Manafort of lying. The Mueller team is investigating
possible collusion between the
Trump campaign and the Russians
to influence the 2016 election. The court document
reveals that Mueller believes
that Manafort lied about
sharing the polling information. It also reveals that Manafort
is accused of lying about
Ukranian peace plan
discussions with Kilimnik. A "Russian-friendly"
peace plan for Ukraine