Paul Manafort and Ed Gillespie were next door neighbors for 15 years

[Anonymous]

Their ties are deep, and were next door neighbors living on Mount Vernon Circle in Alexandria, from 2000 to 2015.

In addition:
- Gillespie and Manafort have likely known each other since at least 1996, when Manafort managed the Republican National Convention (see Manafort in this video from 7/31/96) while Gillespie was RNC Communications Director.
- Manafort and Gillespie were each quoted in a 7/24/96 Washington Post article discussing TV programming for the 1996 Republican National Convention.
- A top Gillespie donor, Reginald Brown, was Paul Manafort’s attorney this year, from March 24 through August 10, as Manafort was being investigated.

Not an indication of direct criminal ties, but where there's smoke, you know the drill...

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/10/30/1711008/-Virginia-s-Ed-Gillespie-GOP-linked-to-Paul-Manafort

[Anonymous]

WGAF

[Anonymous]

Wow, that is an odd coincidence.

[Anonymous]

Iiiiinteresting.

[Anonymous]

This seems like a stretch.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This seems like a stretch.

Ok.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This seems like a stretch.

And, desperation on the part of OP. Nice try, OP.
Hope Gillespie wins.

[Anonymous]

What's the saying? Assholes flock together?

[Anonymous]

So what we have here is (i) Republican operatives live near each other in Virginia, (ii) they likely met 20 years ago, (iii) they were quoted in the same newspaper article 20 years ago (!!), and (iv) a rich lawyer who represented Manafort donated to Gillespie's campaign.

And you discern what from this, OP? I am as liberal as anyone, but this may be the dictionary definition of a nothingburger. Be serious.

[Anonymous]

Hillary voter here:

They're both active Republicans in the upper echelons of their party. Of course they knew each other and worked together at times.

How does this disqualify Gillespie?

Asked as someone pulling the lever for Northam next week. I don't want Gillespie to be governor for a whole host of policy reasons, but I don't think he's got some connection to the Trump collusion with Russia mess.

[Anonymous]

Hi. I’m the lawyer. Gave to Ed because I worked with him during the Bush Administration years and think he’d be a good and reasonable leader as Governor. Have never asked a client who I should support, nor have I ever asked a candidate who I should represent. In the last race my spouse and I supported a Democrat, Justin Fairfax, in the AG primary race because he used to work at my firm. I tend to support Republicans, she tends to support Democrats. Sometimes a donation is just a donation. Love dcurbanmom, not thrilled to get tarred or to have Ed tarred because I represent clients as a lawyer that want my help.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hi. I’m the lawyer. Gave to Ed because I worked with him during the Bush Administration years and think he’d be a good and reasonable leader as Governor. Have never asked a client who I should support, nor have I ever asked a candidate who I should represent. In the last race my spouse and I supported a Democrat, Justin Fairfax, in the AG primary race because he used to work at my firm. I tend to support Republicans, she tends to support Democrats. Sometimes a donation is just a donation. Love dcurbanmom, not thrilled to get tarred or to have Ed tarred because I represent clients as a lawyer that want my help.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hillary voter here:

They're both active Republicans in the upper echelons of their party. Of course they knew each other and worked together at times.

How does this disqualify Gillespie?

Asked as someone pulling the lever for Northam next week. I don't want Gillespie to be governor for a whole host of policy reasons, but I don't think he's got some connection to the Trump collusion with Russia mess.

+1.

[Anonymous]

So the deepest part of the swamp is in Alexandria?

[Anonymous]

Two swamp creatures! The plot thickens.