Leon Panetta: Manafort Offering ‘Private Briefings’ to Russian Millionaire Raises Serious Concerns

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BLITZER: “'The Washington Post' is reporting also there’s no evidence the Russian billionaire in question actually accepted Manafort’s offer, but could even an offer made by the Trump campaign chairman, could it make that person, maybe the campaign, vulnerable to Russian influence?"
PANETTA: “I just think the mere fact that they would offer a briefing on a political campaign to a Russian billionaire, someone that is obviously related to an adversary of the United States, raises some serious questions about just how much effort was made to try to get the Russians to participate in this last election campaign.”