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>> jon: core documents appear to tie former trump campaign manager paul manafort to russian mobsters. the headline from nbc news reads doj x manafort associates. the article goes on to say the department of justice has identified a former business associate of paul manafort as an upper echelon associate a russian organized crime. let's get into it with our legal panel. wendy patrick is a former prosecutor. john, is paul manafort in legal trouble here?

Upper echelon associate of russian organized crime. quote, the government says that prosecuting furtash and his co-defendant in this alleged scheme will disrupt this organized crime group and prevent it from further criminal acts within the united states. now, this is the stance as of right now, of the u.s. justice department. this is bad news for oligarch dmitry firtash. this is also troubling news for the white house. if the investigation into the trump campaign and potential ties to russia has now taken a turn toward exploring financial connections and business arrangements, right, well, a ...