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Flacks for autocrats Paul Manafort, a Washington lobbyist and consultant, had a long career of work for leading Republicans, including presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, and Ronald Reagan. But by the time he became Donald Trump's campaign chairman in 2016, Manafort was best known for his work on behal
Ukraine's sup- posed lack of respect for minority rights, a problem that Moscow had not raised during the administra- tions of Viktor Yanukovych or Leonid Kuchma. Neither Ukrainians nor informed observers in the outside world believed that Ukraine was faced with a civil war. This was entirely a creation of
were calling for those ex-leaders to be hauled off and placed in the dock. President Gerald Ford, in offering a blanket pardon for any crimes that Richard Nixon might have committed while in office, bluntly noted that "The law . . . is no respecter of persons; but the law is a respecter of reality." Ford co
rsonal freedom and property. None were jailed, even though there were serious allegations made against each of them -- particularly in the case of Leonid Kuchma, in office from 1994-2004. And all three continued to be vocal critics of policies undertaken by the succeeding government. EFTA00585488 9 But
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n Ukraine's sup- posed lack of respect for minority rights, a problem that Moscow had not raised during the administra- tions of Viktor Yanukovych or Leonid Kuchma. Neither Ukrainians nor informed observers in the outside world believed that Ukraine was faced with a civil war. This was entirely a creation of Mos
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Cynthia Nixon
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Bill Clinton
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Barack Obama
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Jeffrey Epstein
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Donald Trump
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United States
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Hillary Clinton
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Department of Justice
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Ronald Reagan
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Marc Rich
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Prince Andrew
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John F. Kennedy
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Vladimir Putin
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Bashar al-Assad
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Samantha Power
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Yemen
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Alan Dershowitz
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Middle East
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