Paul Manafort on Russian Contacts

Quotes by Paul Manafort on Russian Contacts During the 2016 Election

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July 24, 2016
July 2017

Paul Manafort Russians Trump Campaign Then
Donald Trump Jr. Now - Paul Manafort Russians Trump Campaign


Contacts between Trump Campaign and Russians? #PaulManafort 7/24/16: "That’s absurd. And, you know, there’s no basis to it." » #TrumpJr 7/17: "We had a meeting in June 2016 ❲with a Russian lawyer❳." Click To Tweet

Quotes by Paul Manafort on Russian Contacts During the 2016 Election

THEN

July 24, 2016

Paul Manafort Russians Trump Campaign Then
“No, there are not [ties between our campaign and the Russian government]. That’s absurd. And, you know, there’s no basis to it.”
- July 24, 2016

ABC This Week interview

ABC News, July 24, 2016
'This Week' Transcript: Live from Philadelphia Democratic National Convention

(retrieved 7/29/18)
starts at beginning

“That’s a far reach, obviously [that the Russians are trying to help the Trump campaign]… That’s pretty absurd.”
- July 24, 2016

C-SPAN, July 11, 2017
Paul Manafort Answers Russia Questions on 24 July 2016

(retrieved 7/29/18)
starts at 1:16

“Mr. Trump has said that his taxes are under audit and he will not be releasing them. It has nothing to do with Russia… [That Trump has no financial relationships with Russians is] what he said, that’s what I said. That’s obviously what our position is.”
- July 27, 2016

The Hill, July 27, 2016
Aide: Trump 'will not be releasing' taxes

(retrieved 2/13/19)
quote starts at beginning

NOW

WHEN

Donald Trump Jr. Now - Paul Manafort Russians Trump Campaign
“It was a short introductory meeting [with a Russian lawyer]. I asked Jared [Kushner] and Paul [Manafort] to stop by. We primarily discussed a program about the adoption of Russian children.”
July 8, 2017 -

New York Times, July 9, 2017
Donald Trump Jr.'s Two Different Explanations for Russian Meeting

(retrieved 6/24/18)
“I was asked to have a meeting…with an individual [Russian lawyer] who I was told might have information helpful to the campaign… I asked Jared and Paul to attend… We had a meeting in June 2016… The woman stated that she had information that individuals connected to Russia were were funding the Democratic National Committee and supporting Mrs. Clinton.”
July 9, 2017 -

New York Times, July 9, 2017
Donald Trump Jr.'s Two Different Explanations for Russian Meeting

(retrieved 6/24/18)


For details about the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting where then-Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, Donald Trump Jr., and Jared Kushner met with a Kremlin-connected Russian lawyer click here:

Donald Trump Jr. on Russian Contacts