But, but they shared polling data!!!!

"I have no idea who made up the lies about 'detailed' or 'sensitive' polling data, or why they did it," Kilimnik says. "They were mostly quotes of the polls from the media, such as LA Times and others. They would be 'Clinton – 43, Trump – 42.' Never anything more detailed. I never got even a page printed out with either polling data or any other info."

This public data was shared, Kilimnik says, with Ukrainian clients of Manafort's as part of both regular political chatter and an effort to encourage future business. "I shared this info with a lot of our clients in Ukraine, who were closely following the race and who were excited about Paul working for [Trump]," Kilimnik says.

Asked why Manafort shared any polling data with clients in Ukraine, Kilimnik and Gates stressed the same reason: money. "The were some outstanding debts, which we were working to get repaid, which never happened," Kilimnik says. "And there was also Paul's reputation. He was very well known to a lot of people in Kiev, and he hoped [he] could generate some new business" by showcasing his work for Trump's campaign.

"This was a way that Paul was using to let people in Ukraine know that he was doing very well in the United States running the election of Donald Trump, and that he was trying to collect the remaining fees that he was owed," for prior work in Ukraine, Gates says. "He was trying to position himself. This is not unlike any other political operative, Republican or Democrat, in politics. They all do it."

The Mueller report itself quietly bolsters Gates' and Kilimnik's converging recollections. "Gates' account about polling data is consistent [redacted]," it states, "… with multiple emails that Kilimnik sent to U.S. associates and press contacts" in the summer of 2016. "Those emails referenced 'internal polling,' described the status of the Trump Campaign and Manafort's role in it, and assessed Trump' s prospects for victory." The corresponding footnote cites eight emails from Kilimnik to these "U.S. associates and press contacts." This indicates that the Mueller team obtained direct evidence of the polling data that was shared; how it was discussed; and with whom it was shared.

Rather than highlight the Kilimnik emails that it obtained, and Gates' account that the polling data was shared for financial reasons, the Mueller report mentioned this information only in passing and ultimately concluded that it "could not reliably determine Manafort's purpose in sharing" the information.

https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2021/05/19/accused_russiagate_spy_kilimnik_speaks_-_and_evidence_backs_his_no_collusion_account_777328.html

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RaceBannon

Sounds like @HHusky is full of shit

Again

WestlinnDuck

Good thing that Eric Swalwell never shared body fluids or information with Fang Fang.

MikeDamone

Why haven’t the left accepted the results of the 2016 election?

PurpleThrobber

Why haven’t the left accepted the results of the 2016 election?

Downvoting faggot shill @MelloDawg running his only play since Cho Bai Den's starting fucking up this country in late January.

Faggot cricket shills. Cowardly bastards. Come out and take your whuppin' like men. You voted for this chump.

SFGbob

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Why haven’t the left accepted the results of the 2016 election?
Downvoting faggot shill @MelloDawg running his only play since Cho Bai Den's starting fucking up this country in late January.

Faggot cricket shills. Cowardly bastards. Come out and take your whuppin' like men. You voted for this chump.

But he isn't a leftist.

haie

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Why haven’t the left accepted the results of the 2016 election?
Downvoting faggot shill @MelloDawg running his only play since Cho Bai Den's starting fucking up this country in late January.

Faggot cricket shills. Cowardly bastards. Come out and take your whuppin' like men. You voted for this chump.

But he isn't a leftist.

He's a Seattle centrist. He just votes for what's right. Good American, and decent human being. Unselfish, if you will. Does what he's told to for the good of his neighbor.

doogie

are you sure it’s not Seattle Sentrist?