There were a lot of memorable moments from the 2016 presidential campaign, a whole lot.

But one moment that really stands out, even now, after all this time, is this one.

So to be clear, Mr. Trump has no financial relationships with any Russian oligarchs.

That's what he said.

That's what I said.

That's obviously what our position is.

Donald Trump's then campaign manager Paul Manafort completely rattled

by a straightforward question about Trump's ties to Russian oligarchs.

Turns out he had a good reason to be rattled.

In the weeks that followed that interview, the New York Times published a series of bombshell reports

definitively showing that prior to joining the campaign,

Paul Manafort had earned millions in secret cash payments

advising Russian oligarchs and pro-Russian political leaders

in Ukraine.

And within days of those reports coming out the scandal forced Manafort

to resign from the Trump campaign. Eventually those shady business

dealings landed Manafort in federal prison until he was pardoned by Donald Trump in the

final days of his presidency. But now Paul Manifort is reportedly returning to the

Trump campaign to help run the Republican National Convention this summer.

That's even as new reporting today in the Washington Post shows Paul Manafort will do that

while pursuing business deals back

by the Chinese government.

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