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AP: Manafort once offered to promote Russian interests

Paul Manafort, President Trump’s former campaign manager who has been under intense scrutiny, reportedly worked in 2005 for a Russian billionaire with close ties to President Vladimir Putin and drew up plans to influence U.S. politics to favor Russian interests. Hari Sreenivasan discusses the new information with Jeff Horwitz of the Associated Press, who helped break the story.