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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRandi Rhodes did a great segment on her show about Manafort's daughters and
the darknet website leaking of texts between them. I hadn't heard of this before but Politico did a story on it back in March
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/manaforts-ukrainian-blood-money-caused-qualms-hack-suggests-235473
Manaforts Ukrainian blood money caused qualms, hack suggests
Trump, Yanukovych work concerned the family of Trumps former campaign chairman, texts appear to show.
Paul Manaforts family expressed misgivings about the political consultants work for both Russia-aligned Ukrainian strongman Viktor Yanukovych and Donald Trump, according to text messages allegedly hacked from one of his daughters' phones.
The texts, posted on a darknet website run by a hacktivist collective, appear to show Manaforts family fretting about the ethics, safety and consequences of his work for Yanukovych. And they reveal that Manaforts two daughters regarded their fathers emergence as a key player on Trumps presidential campaign with a mixture of pride and embarrassment.
In one exchange, daughter Jessica Manafort writes Im not a trump supporter but i am still proud of dad tho. He is the best at what he does. Her sister Andrea Manafort responded by referring to their fathers relationship with Trump as The most dangerous friendship in America, while in another exchange she called them a perfect pair of power-hungry egomaniacs, and asserted the only reason my dad is doing this campaign is for sport. He likes the challenge. It's like an egomaniac's chess game. There's no money motivation.
SNIP
In one March 2015 exchange that appears to be between the two sisters, Andrea Manafort seems to suggest that their father bore some responsibility for the deaths of protesters at the hands of police loyal to Yanukovych during a monthslong uprising that started in late 2013.
Don't fool yourself, Andrea Manafort wrote. That money we have is blood money.
In another hacked exchange a few months later with someone else, Andrea Manafort wrote that her fathers work and payment in Ukraine is legally questionable.
SNIP
In a text exchange in early April, Jessica Manafort tells her sister that her father, who maintained an apartment in Trump Tower, where the campaign is located, seemed to be thriving on the campaign.
Dad and Trump are literally living in the same building and mom says they go up and down all day long hanging and plotting together, Jessica Manafort wrote. Gross, Andrea Manafort responded, prompting Jessica Manafort to come to their fathers defense.
Its really amazing opportunity at 67 years old. And he is basically running the campaign now He is so happy, Jessica Manafort wrote.
When WikiLeaks released a massive tranche of hacked emails from the DNC ahead of Clintons nominating convention in late July, Jessica Manafort seemed to assume that it was her fathers doing, texting her sister Dad is brilliant. Andrea Manafort responded Well it wasn't dads doing. It was hackers, adding But dad has to be thrilled about this. It's overshadowing the whole convention.
The segment is on Randi's full Friday show, which is up on Youtube at 1:33:00
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Randi Rhodes did a great segment on her show about Manafort's daughters and (Original Post)
OnDoutside
Aug 2017
OP
Looks like they've taken the video private but am pretty sure it will come back on that channel.
OnDoutside
Aug 2017
#1
Thanks, I'm really surprised that I missed this back in March, but I think it makes more sense now.
OnDoutside
Aug 2017
#3
It's too bad he didn't put that brilliance to work for good purposes instead.
lostnfound
Aug 2017
#4
OnDoutside
(19,982 posts)1. Looks like they've taken the video private but am pretty sure it will come back on that channel.
malaise
(269,219 posts)2. This needs to be seen
Off to the greatest page
I remember reading about this on DU earlier this year
OnDoutside
(19,982 posts)3. Thanks, I'm really surprised that I missed this back in March, but I think it makes more sense now.
lostnfound
(16,193 posts)4. It's too bad he didn't put that brilliance to work for good purposes instead.
So many clever people in this era just making money without a care of their legacy and impact