campaign for free in 2016, previous employment for pro-putin political party and dictator in the nation of ukraine. paul manafort also ended up having to retroactively register as agent of a foreign power, turned out to have had multiple communications during the campaign with russians even though for months he publicly denied having done it. and paul manafort signed up for multimillion dollar contract with russian close to putin. promote the interests of putin s government around the world. associated press published thatma march, russian billionaire sued and lost his case in federal court against the ap and ap stands by that reporting. paul manafort also later