From under the floor of the floor

The FBI and the US Ministry of Justice are investigating a number of American companies due to their possible involvement in corruption schemes in Ukraine, CNN reports . It also applies to the company of Paul Manafort, who retired to the head of the election headquarters of the Republican Donald Trump.

According to the sources of the channel in the US law enforcement, the purpose of the investigation is not to trace the connections of a particular company with the former Ukrainian leadership, but to establish whether assistance was provided through American companies and financial institutions to the ex -president of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych.

In addition, the investigation also applies to the work of a number of firms related to the former Ukrainian government, CNN notes. These include Podesta Group - a company that specializes in lobbying and public relations and led by Tony Podest, the brother of the Chairman of the election campaign Hillary Clinton John Podesta.

On Friday, Manafort resigned . “This morning, Paul Manafort made an offer to free him from participating in the election campaign, and I accepted his request,” said Donald Trump. “I am very grateful to him for the great work done, especially with the delegates of the party congress. Paul is a real professional, and I wish him all kinds of successes.”

The scandal around Manafort burst out after the release of the article The New York Times. It says that the political strategist was one of the key advice of the former President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych. According to the publication, in the so -called "barn book" of the Party of Regions of Ukraine, entries were found on the conduct of manfort unregistered payments in cash totaling $ 12.7 million from 2007 to 2012.

Against the backdrop of the scandal, the Clinton election campaign manager demanded that Trump's headquarters reveal all the ties with Russia in the light of the accusations that the New York Times made.

Manafort himself stated that "he never received a single illegal payment."

Manafort was an active participant in the American election campaigns of the last four decades and advised a variety of candidates - from John McCain and Bob Doula to both presidents of Bush.