TRUMP PEOPLE/UKRAINE: "[Paul] Manafort’s consulting work for former Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovich, which was well-known, drew renewed scrutiny this week, including an Associated Press story Thursday that said Manafort’s firm waged a covert lobbying effort for Ukraine’s ruling party aimed at influencing American public opinion. Manafort and a deputy did not register as foreign agents, a requirement for those lobbying on behalf of foreign leaders or parties, the AP reported."
– “Amid campaign chaos, Trump seeks reboot,” Los Angeles Times online, Aug 19, 2016, Seema Mehta, Molly Hennessy-Fiske and Noah Bierman, 8/19/2016