Justice Department Requests Paul Manafort’s Financial Records In Russia Investigation
The investigation into collusion between Trump associates and Russia is heating up.
According to a new report, the Department of Justice has requested financial records of Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort as part of its investigation into collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia.
The Wall Street Journal reports that in April the Justice Department requested Manafort’s bank records from Citizen Financial Group.
Manafort has been at the center of the investigation because of his close ties to Russia and Russian-linked groups in eastern Europe.
It was reported in March that the Treasury Department had obtained Manafort’s financial records from Cyprus as part of a federal anti-corruption into his past work in eastern Europe.
“The inquiries indicate how the examination of Mr. Trump’s campaign officials may be heating up,” the Wall Street Journal notes.
According to the report, “Anticorruption officials in Ukraine, working with the FBI, are investigating a ledger found in Ukraine, where Mr. Manafort long worked as a consultant for a pro-Russia political party. The ledger lists $12.7 million in purported cash payments from that party to Mr. Manafort or affiliated entities, according to Ukrainian officials and a person familiar with the matter.”
