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Paul Manafort’s ties to Podesta Group show the flow of power

In this July 17, 2016 file photo, Trump campaign’s then-chairman, Paul Manafort, talks to reporters on the floor of the Republican National Convention at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland.
In this July 17, 2016 file photo, Trump campaign’s then-chairman, Paul Manafort, talks to reporters on the floor of the Republican National Convention at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. Matt Rourke Associated Press

Sources close to Paul Manafort say before he was Donald Trump’s campaign chairman, he routed millions of dollars from a Kremlin-friendly Ukraine group to two U.S. lobbying firms, including the Podesta Group, run by Tony Podesta. His brother, John Podesta, is Hillary Clinton’s campaign chairman.

As George Carlin said, “It’s a big club, and you ain’t in it!”

Steve Felten, Paso Robles

This story was originally published August 21, 2016 at 5:27 PM with the headline "Paul Manafort’s ties to Podesta Group show the flow of power."

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