The latest buzz about the Russian probe was regarding Jared Kushner and Russian ties. Paul Manafort and Rick Gates both faced charges of fraud.
Now a there could be a connection between them and a lawyer who would be sentenced in England.
Alex van der Zwaan pleaded guilty about lying. He lied about his contacts with deputy Trump campaign manager Rick Gates.
There was a belief that the other person involved was Paul Manafort. The individual was identified as “Person A.” He apparently went under the name Konstantin Kilimnik.
Person A
This was all based on a document regarding the investigation.
It read “Fourth, the lies and withholding of documents were material to the Special Counsel’s Office’s investigation. That Gates and Person A were directly communicating in September and October 2016 was pertinent to the investigation.”
Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agents assisting the Special Counsel’s Office assess that Person A has ties to Russian intelligence service and had such ties in 2016. During his first interview with the Special Counsel’s Office, van der Zwaan admitted that he knew of that connection, stating that Gates told him Person A was a former Russian Intelligence Officer with GRU,” it also stated.
