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, 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 behalf of foreign political leaders, including several with distinctly autocrati

se, 2016), http‘Wfreedomhouse otglreport/heedom•world/free- dom•vmrl47I116t 3. See, among others, Steve Rosenberg, 'Russian Media's Love Affair with Trump:British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), November 2, 20161 4. Javier Corrales, "Autocratic Legalism in Venezuela,' Journal of Democracy 26, na 2 (Ap

yed a clear preference for Republi- can candidate Donald Trump and disdain for Clinton.3) For Putin, the

ce the 2016 U.S. presidential election in Donald Trump's favor? The answer to that question may never be

sh people by failing to carry out a proper purge of communists and their collaborators!' PiS even initiated a cam- paign to sully the reputation of Lech Walesa, leader of the anticommunist Solidarity movement in the 1980s, by accusing him of working as a communist agent." Since coming to power with a parl

ter loved the bear and several years later had an opportunity to thank Leona for sending it. Leona replied: “It’s stolen merchandise. I stole it from Donald Trump.” She then explained how she had sold a hotel to Trump that included a pastry restaurant called Rumplemyers, which was decorated with large stuffed a

to thank Leona for sending it. Leona replied: “It’s stolen merchandise. I stole it from Donald Trump.” She then explained how she had sold a hotel to Trump that included a pastry restaurant called Rumplemyers, which was decorated with large stuffed animals. The sale included the stuffed animals, but Leon

and sent it to my daughter. I told Leona that I would either have to return the stolen bear or get Trump’s permission to keep it. She said, “tell the Donald I stole it from him. See what he says.” I told Trump. He laughed and said “I’m not surprised. Let your daughter enjoy the bear.” One day my brother,

eople: Most recent winners - Rigoberto Menchu of Guatemala, Aung San Suu Kyi of Burma, the Dalai Lama of Tibet, Bishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa, Lech Walesa of Poland - were honored primarily for 398 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017485 4.2.12 WC: 191694 helping their own people, and they have continued to try to h

lish people by failing to carry out a proper purge of communists and their collaborators." PiS even initiated a cam- paign to sully the reputation of Lech Walesa, leader of the anticommunist Solidarity movement in the 1980s, by accusing him of working as a communist agent.’ Since coming to power with a parlia

reedom House Chapter 6 Flacks and Friends Did the Russian government attempt to surrepti- tiously influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election in Donald Trump's favor? The answer to that question may never be definitively known. There is, neverthe- less, a critical mass of evidence that Kremlin-allied forces

t-truth era,” in which lies and distortions carry as much weight as facts. Clearly, at least some of this hand-wring- ing was a partisan reaction to Trumps victory. But it followed an election in which the winning candidate falsely claimed, among other things, that the balloting was rigged against him, t