Behind the Bastards No Matter How Much You Hate Paul Manafort, You Should Hate Him More (And Here’s Why)
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Jul 31, 2018 AI Snips
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Manafort's Greater Harm
- Paul Manafort's role in Trump's campaign is minor compared with his global damage from decades of influence-peddling.
- Robert Evans argues Manafort arguably harmed the world more than Donald Trump so far.
Raised In A Corrupt Political Home
- Paul Manafort grew up watching his father run a corrupt mayoral office and learned 'skills' he later used.
- Manafort later said his father's municipal corruption was where he cut his teeth.
A Supermarket Of Influence
- Black, Manafort & Stone combined lobbying, consulting and political campaign services into one firm.
- That integration pioneered a new, lucrative model of influence-peddling in Washington.