Manafort’s Deripaska Connections and Waldman’s Role in the Assange Negotiations

Former Trump campaign Chairman Paul Manafort leaves federal court in Washington, DC, on Feb. 28, 2018. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

News Analysis

The Guardian published an article on Nov. 26 saying that former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort met with Wikileaks founder Julian Assange in 2013, 2015, and again in 2016. Citing unnamed sources, The Guardian also reported that Manafort’s association with Assange could go back as far as 2012.