Following his pardon by President Trump, Paul Manafort is once again pursuing international political consulting work. He's assembling a team, including consultants from Trump's 2024 campaign, to advise political factions in various regions.
Manafort has reportedly discussed engagements with:
His renewed activity in Ukraine is especially concerning due to lingering anxieties over Trump's commitment to Ukrainian defense against Russia and Manafort's infamous past dealings in the country.
Manafort claims to have been contacted by numerous parties in Ukraine but denies submitting proposals or signing contracts.
The article highlights the murky and potentially problematic nature of Manafort's re-emergence in international political consulting.
Four years after receiving a pardon from President Donald J. Trump for crimes related to foreign lobbying, Paul Manafort is again seeking business from political interests abroad.
Mr. Manafort, who led Mr. Trump’s 2016 campaign for a few months, has assembled a team of consultants who helped run Mr. Trump’s 2024 effort and is looking to advise campaigns for opposition and far-right political factions in Latin America and Europe, according to documents and interviews.
Mr. Manafort has discussed working for a French billionaire supporting anti-immigration politicians including Marine Le Pen, as well as an ultraconservative Peruvian mayor seen as a possible presidential candidate. Mr. Manafort has even engaged with interests in Ukraine, the country where his work for Russia-aligned interests led to his downfall.
The circumstances around his re-emergence on the international political consulting scene are murky and fraught, particularly in Ukraine, where there are concerns about Mr. Trump’s commitment to supporting the defense against Russian aggression and where Mr. Manafort’s previous activity remains infamous.
A memo detailing the team’s members and pitching its services recently circulated in political circles in Kyiv, generating anxious buzz.
Mr. Manafort said in a statement that he has been contacted “by numerous parties in Ukraine,” but “never submitted a proposal on any matter to anyone in Ukraine,” and has not signed any contracts with interests there.
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