#Toodles! 👋🏼

“Paul Manafort, the longtime Republican strategist and chairman of Trump’s 2016 campaign, who had assumed unpaid role advising party officials on the nominating convention, has stepped aside.

Manafort’s move came after NYT reported that he had been on the ground in Milwaukee last week for planning meetings for the convention, as well as a Washington Post story that said he was involved in work connected to foreign officials and businesses.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/11/us/politics/trump-manafort-republican-convention.html?unlocked_article_code=1.rE0.ecYJ.pg_Jx-2lD-6V&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Amid Scrutiny, Paul Manafort Leaves Republican Convention Role

Eight years after helping Donald J. Trump get elected — and four years after being released from prison — the longtime political operative was back as a volunteer to advise the G.O.P. convention.

The New York Times
@GottaLaff Could he leave the planet?