Manafort to begin new gig in ‘common enterprise consulting’

Former Trump marketing campaign chairman Paul Manafort mentioned he could be working in “common enterprise consulting,” greater than a yr after he was pardoned by former President Trump.

Manafort, who spoke to Politico reporter Daniel Lippman, didn’t present further data relating to the place he could be working or what the job would entail. It should reportedly not embrace international lobbying or “Washington influence-peddling,” as Politico Playbook described it.

“If you’re as previous as I’m, you’ve gotten a number of breadth and depth and are capable of assist folks with strategic recommendation to unravel their issues or give them consolation,” the previous Trump aide informed Lippman.

Manafort additionally known as on america and its European allies to supply extra deadly weapons to Ukraine, telling Lippman he had “little question” that if the nation had enough weapons, it will not “lose a battle on the bottom.”

“… I additionally fear that Putin’s technique will likely be to win by way of negotiations what he can not win on the battlefield, and the Europeans and Individuals would put strain on the Ukrainians to concede on issues that they need to not concede on, like ceding any territory to Russia or committing that they’d not be a part of NATO sooner or later,” mentioned Manafort, who as soon as labored for former pro-Russian Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych.

Manafort’s remarks come greater than a yr since Trump pardoned him following former particular counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, in reference to which Manafort was convicted for a slew of tax and financial institution fraud fees. He was sentenced to serve greater than seven years in jail.

The previous high marketing campaign aide additionally has revealed a e-book with Simon & Schuster, anticipated to be launched in August, known as “Political Prisoner.”