We reported earlier this month that a document released as part of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation shed new light on the former European politicians Paul Manafort considered recruiting as part of the “Hapsburg group.” Mueller has accused Manafort of violating foreign lobbying law by orchestrating the group’s lobbying efforts in the U.S. without registering as a foreign agent. The document, a 2012 memo written by former journalist Alan Friedman and addressed to Manafort, identified eight politicians that Friedman and Alfred Gusenbauer, a former Austrian chancellor, proposed recruiting to lobby.
Politico: More details on Manafort’s ‘Hapsburg group’
Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort and his attorney Kevin Downing (L) arrive for a hearing at the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse on May 23, 2018 in Washington, DC.
