US Special Prosecution Office became interested in Ukrainians who attended Trump's inauguration

American investigators are actively checking members of the Ukrainian delegation for the inauguration of President Donald Trump, learned the NYT. Through them, Special Prosecutor Robert Muller is trying to identify the Trump team’s conspiracy with the Kremlin. RBC.

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Employees of the special prosecutor Robert Muller took up the members of the Ukrainian delegation, who attended the ceremonial events dedicated to the inauguration of President Donald Trump in January 2017, writes The New York Times, citing sources. The mandate of Muller gives him the right to investigate Russian interference in the presidential election of 2016 of the year, and especially the connection of the Trump team with Moscow on charges of so-called conspiracy.

About a dozen Ukrainian politicians and businessmen attended the inauguration and side events. Some of them, the newspaper writes, have a pro-Russian orientation.

"Some Ukrainians who came to Washington for the inauguration, or their allies promoted big deals or “peaceful” plans that corresponded to the interests of Russia, including through the abolition of sanctions, ”the newspaper writes.

Investigators interview witnesses to find out how members of the Ukrainian delegation got to the events, who invited them, who they met with and what they discussed. In addition, the Muller team is investigating the issue of campaign donations, whether any of Ukrainian politicians and entrepreneurs have participated in them through nominees.

Special Prosecutor Muller was appointed in May 2017 after accusations against Trump's team: left-wing American media regularly wrote that he came to power with the support of the Kremlin. During the investigation, Muller failed to provide not only evidence, but also evidence of Trump's conspiracy with Moscow. The president himself has repeatedly rejected these accusations and called the media that disseminated them fake.

One of the branches of the investigation concerned the former chief of the electoral headquarters of Trump Paul Manafort. However, his case did not lead investigators to Moscow, but to Kiev: Manafort illegally lobbied in the US the interests of the former President of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych. So far, investigators have failed to prove Trump’s connection with the Kremlin through Manaforta. Manafort was accused of numerous financial violations and concealment of income from taxation.

Later it turned out that during the election campaign he discussed Russian-Ukrainian politics with political consultant Konstantin Kilimnik, who is suspected in the United States of working for Russian intelligence, shared with him the results of sociological polls, and then deliberately tried to hide these facts from prosecutor Robert Muller. Kilimnik himself, about the conversations in question, denies accusations of intelligence connections.

Legal proceedings of Manafort and Muller’s investigation

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Paul Manafort headed Trump's campaign headquarters from June to August 2016 and was arrested with his partner Richard Gates in October 2017 as part of an investigation into “Russian interference” in US elections.

Manafort was charged with collusion, money laundering, hiding bank accounts, acting as a foreign agent without the necessary registration, as well as tax evasion and pressure on witnesses. He committed all these violations when he was a consultant to the ex-president of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych.

As part of a conspiracy case against the United States, Manafort made a deal with the investigation and pleaded guilty to two points - actually plotting against the US and pressure on witnesses, and also pledged to pay $ 22 million to the state and cooperate with Muller’s team.

In a different process where Manafort’s financial crimes were considered, the jury found him guilty on eight of the 18 episodes.

Recall that a record amount was spent on the inauguration of US President Donald Trump - 107 million dollars. Costly inauguration of US President Donald Trump became a reason for a criminal investigation launched by the Manhattan Prosecutor's Office.

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