"Manafort's problem, after all those years on the lam with thugs and autocrats, is that he can't recognize principle and integrity," Weaver said. "I do congratulate him though on a great pivot at the start of the convention after such a successful vice-presidential launch. He has brought great professionalism, direct from Kiev, to Trump world."
Weaver's Kiev reference was to Manafort, who was the campaign manager for former Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych , who is now in exile in Russia after his re-election set off a revolution in the country. Yanukovych was aligned with Putin. Manafort has had history of working campaigns for many Putin-friendly candidates in Eastern Europe.
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