Paul Manafort Shares Trump Campaign Data with Russian Intelligence

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Intelligence Penetration Electoral Manipulation

Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort creates “grave counterintelligence threat” by sharing internal polling data with Konstantin Kilimnik, identified Russian intelligence officer, creating direct pipeline to Russian intelligence during election interference. The Senate Intelligence Committee found Manafort shared sensitive campaign polling data and strategy with Kilimnik, a Russian intelligence officer, potentially facilitating Russian interference in the 2016 election.

Sources & Citations

[1] Senate Report: Former Trump Aide Paul Manafort Shared Campaign Info With Russia · Aug 18, 2020 Tier 1

[2] U.S. Says Russia Was Given Trump Campaign Polling Data in 2016 · Apr 15, 2021 Tier 1

[3] Treasury: Manafort Associate Passed 'Sensitive' Campaign Data to Russian Intelligence · Apr 15, 2021 Tier 2

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The Cascade Ledger. “Paul Manafort Shares Trump Campaign Data with Russian Intelligence.” The Capture Cascade Timeline, June 1, 2016. https://capturecascade.org/event/2016-06-01--manafort-shares-campaign-data-russian-intel/