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'''Serhiy Leshchenko''' is a [[Ukrainian]] [[parliament]]arian and [[journalist]] who [[collude]]d with the [[Democratic National Committee]] and [[2016 Clinton campaign]] to interfere in [[2016 U.S. presidential election]]. Leshchenko was convicted in December 2018 by a Ukrainian court of meddling in the U.S. elections.

'''Serhiy Leshchenko''' is a [[Ukrainian]] [[parliament]]arian and [[journalist]] who [[collude]]d with the [[Democratic National Committee]] and [[2016 Clinton campaign]] to interfere in [[2016 U.S. presidential election]]. Leshchenko was convicted in December 2018 by a Ukrainian court of meddling in the U.S. elections.

On Aug. 14, 2016, ''The New York Times'' broke their blockbuster story alleging that payments to Manafort had been uncovered from the Party of Regions “black box”—the 400-page handwritten ledger released by Leshchenko.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/15/us/politics/paul-manafort-ukraine-donald-trump.html</ref> The article proved to be a fatal blow for Manafort, who resigned from the Trump campaign just days later.

On Aug. 14, 2016, ''[[The New York Times]]'' broke their blockbuster story alleging that payments to [[Paul Manafort]] had been uncovered from the Party of Regions “black box”—the 400-page handwritten ledger released by Leshchenko.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/15/us/politics/paul-manafort-ukraine-donald-trump.html</ref> The article proved to be a fatal blow for Manafort, who resigned from the Trump campaign just days later.

On Aug. 19, 2016, Isikoff wrote a follow-up article, claiming that Ukrainian anti-corruption investigators were seeking to question Manafort, who had resigned from the Trump campaign that same day. The source for Isikoff was Leshchenko, who told him that the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NACB) of Ukraine “have to interrogate him. … This has to happen.”

On Aug. 19, 2016, [[Deep State]] [[collude]]r [[Michael Isikoff]] wrote a follow-up article, claiming that Ukrainian anti-corruption investigators were seeking to question Manafort, who had resigned from the Trump campaign that same day. The source for Isikoff was Leshchenko, who told him that the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NACB) of Ukraine “have to interrogate him. … This has to happen.”

Leshchenko held a press conference in Kyiv that same day, where he provided further details from the Party of Regions’ ledger. Leshchenko also provided details directly to Isikoff, telling Yahoo News “that ledgers in the book include 22 separate entries for Manafort—most of them for fees under his contract as a political consultant to the party, but others for exit polls, computers, international observers and other expenses.”

Leshchenko held a press conference in [[Kyiv]] that same day, where he provided further details from the Party of Regions’ ledger. Leshchenko also provided details directly to Isikoff, telling the ''[[Yahoo News]]'' [[fake news]] website “that ledgers in the book include 22 separate entries for Manafort—most of them for fees under his contract as a political consultant to the party, but others for exit polls, computers, international observers and other expenses.”

Mentioned in the same article was Chalupa, with whom Isikoff had been working: “I’m ecstatic that Paul Manafort resigned from the Trump campaign,” Chalupa told Yahoo News. “Mr. Manafort is someone who spent the last decades working against our nation’s foreign policy interests overseas, as most recently demonstrated in Ukraine when he worked for Putin’s former puppet president, Viktor Yanukovych.”

Mentioned in the same article was [[DNC]] operative [[Alexandra Chalupa]], with whom Isikoff had been working: “I’m ecstatic that Paul Manafort resigned from the Trump campaign,” Chalupa told Yahoo News. “Mr. Manafort is someone who spent the last decades working against our nation’s foreign policy interests overseas, as most recently demonstrated in Ukraine when he worked for Putin’s former puppet president, Viktor Yanukovych.”

Besides Isikoff, it appears Leshchenko had also been in contact with Chalupa. According to a March 20, 2017, report from Fox News, Leshchenko had spoken with Chalupa sometime in 2016: {{quotebox|“Leshchenko said he discussed Manafort’s role in Ukrainian politics with Chalupa, the Democratic consultant, last year. Leshchenko said Manafort ‘kept his eyes blind to all the corruption’ by the Ukrainian politicians he was advising years ago.”}}

Besides Isikoff, it appears Leshchenko had also been in contact with Chalupa. According to a March 20, 2017, report from Fox News, Leshchenko had spoken with Chalupa sometime in 2016: {{quotebox|“Leshchenko said he discussed Manafort’s role in Ukrainian politics with Chalupa, the Democratic consultant, last year. Leshchenko said Manafort ‘kept his eyes blind to all the corruption’ by the Ukrainian politicians he was advising years ago.”}}

The day after election day, Alexandra Chalupa posted a message to [[Facebook]] about work done in conjunction between the [[Department of Justice]], the [[Department of Homeland Security]] and an Anonymous-based organisation known as “The Protectors” based in [[Washington, DC]]. {{quotebox|“Homeland Security/DOJ teamed up with a group that is part of Anonymous based in Washington, D.C. called ‘The Protectors’. This group saw a lot of activity during Election Day from the Russians and believe that the voting results projected don’t match the internal and public polls because the voting results were manufactured in favor of Trump in heavily Republican counties in key states, and voting results may have been described for Clinton in key Democratic countries via malware that was placed by the Russians when they hacked the election systems of more than half our states.” <ref>https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10157855450785389&id=614520388</ref>}}

The day after election day, Alexandra Chalupa posted a message to [[Facebook]] about work done in conjunction between the [[Department of Justice]], the [[Department of Homeland Security]] and an Anonymous-based organisation known as “The Protectors” based in [[Washington, DC]]. {{quotebox|“Homeland Security/DOJ teamed up with a group that is part of Anonymous based in Washington, D.C. called ‘The Protectors’. This group saw a lot of activity during Election Day from the Russians and believe that the voting results projected don’t match the internal and public polls because the voting results were manufactured in favor of Trump in heavily Republican counties in key states, and voting results may have been described for Clinton in key Democratic countries via malware that was placed by the Russians when they hacked the election systems of more than half our states.” <ref>https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10157855450785389&id=614520388</ref>}}