Breaking: Paul Manafort Resigns as Trump Campaign Chairman
Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort resigned on Friday.
SCOOP: A close friend of Manafort tells me he has resigned
— Robert Costa (@costareports) August 19, 2016
He’s reportedly leaving on good terms.
The close of associate of Manafort's tells me that he is leaving on good terms and wanted to give new team space to build their strategy….
— Robert Costa (@costareports) August 19, 2016
Manafort had made some headlines on the left for working on a campaign in Ukraine.
The liberal press had trouble with this but has no problem with Hillary Clinton taking tens of millions from abusive regimes.
Ukrainian lawmaker outlines details on alleged payments to Trump campaign chief #Manafort https://t.co/RsT6catuaM via @HuffPostPol
— Jeffrey (@jeffjfyke) August 19, 2016
The Trump campaign released a statement.
Donald Trump's statement on Paul Manafort resigning. pic.twitter.com/foMsb4NjPk
— Hardball (@hardball) August 19, 2016
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