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"If
he needs private briefings we can accommodate," Manafort wrote
in an email to an overseas intermediary between him and aluminum
magnate Oleg Deripaska, the Post reported, citing people
familiar with the discussions. The Post said portions of the
July 7, 2016, email were read to it, as were other parts of
Manafort's correspondence.
The email was one of tens of thousands of documents turned over
to Special Counsel Robert Mueller, the Post reported, who along
with several congressional committees is investigating alleged
Russian efforts to tip the 2016 election in Trump's favor and
whether any members of Trump's campaign colluded with Moscow's
effort.
Mueller's office declined to comment on the Post story. Manafort
spokesman Jason Maloni told Reuters the emails were an attempt
by Manafort to collect unpaid debts. Maloni told the Post that
no briefings took place.
The Post said there was no evidence Deripaska ever received
Manafort's alleged offer or that any briefings took place. A
spokesman for Deripaska told the paper the emails were scheming
by "consultants in the notorious 'beltway bandit' industry."
Russia has denied it interfered in the U.S. election, and Trump
has said there was no collusion with his campaign.
(Reporting by Justin Mitchell; Editing by Tim Ahmann and
Jonathan Oatis)
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