Manafort authorized secret media op-that sought to discredit key opponent of then Ukrainian Presiden
Paul Manafort authorised secret media operation that sought to discredit key opponent of then Ukrainian president
Donald Trumps former campaign manager Paul Manafort authorised a secret media operation on behalf of Ukraines former president, featuring black ops, placed articles in the Wall Street Journal and US websites, and anonymous briefings against Hillary Clinton.
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The strategies included:
Proposing to rewrite Wikipedia entries to smear a key opponent of the then Ukrainian president.
Setting up a fake thinktank in Vienna to disseminate viewpoints supporting Yanukovych.
A social media blitz aimed at targeted audiences in Europe and the US.
Briefing journalists from the rightwing website Breitbart to attack Clinton, when she was US secretary of state.