New indictment alleges Manafort payments to former European politicians
WASHINGTON - A new indictment filed on Friday by special counsel Robert Mueller alleges that President Donald Trump@@@s former campaign manager Paul Manafort secretly paid former senior European politicians in 2012 and 2013 to lobby for the pro-Russia government of Ukraine.The superseding indictment says that Manafort wired more than 2 million euros to the unnamed former European politicians.Manafort created the "Hapsburg group" for the former politicians to appear to provide independent assessment of Ukrainian government actions.The group was managed by a former European chancellor, which the indictment identifies as "Foreign Politician A," in coordination with Manafort.ByREUTERS06/08/2025 07:57 AMByREUTERS06/08/2025 05:36 AMByMAARIV06/07/2025 02:33 PMByWALLA!06/07/2025 11:18 AMByREUTERS06/07/2025 03:25 AM
