Memo given to Fusion GPS described Ukrainian lawmaker as potential ‘conduit’ for publicizing information
November 20, 2019
Chuck Ross, DCNF
A memo given to Fusion GPS in May 2016 includes information from Serhiy Leshchenko, a former journalist and Ukrainian lawmaker.
The memo could shed light on Fusion GPS contractor Nellie Ohr’s testimony where she said Leshchenko was a source for Fusion, which is best known for its work on the Steele dossier.
The author of the memo suggested Leshchenko could be used as a “conduit†to publicize information about Paul Manafort.
Leshchenko, who has denied being a witting source for Fusion GPS, is best known for his role in publicizing the “black ledger,†which purported to show illicit payments from Ukrainians to Paul Manafort.
A May 2016 memo provided to Fusion GPS could help settle an enduring mystery about how a Ukrainian lawmaker served as a source for the opposition research firm, which investigated Donald Trump and his campaign on behalf of the Democratic National Committee and the Clinton campaign.
The memo, which the Daily Caller News Foundation obtained earlier in 2019, cited information from multiple Ukrainian sources regarding Paul Manafort, the now-former Trump campaign chairman. One of the sources named in the document is Serhiy Leshchenko, a former Ukrainian journalist who served in 2016 as a member of the Rada, Ukraine’s parliament.
The memo’s author described meeting with Leshchenko, and suggested he could be used as a potential conduit to publicize information about Manafort.
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