The latest disclosure adds new intrigue as the FBI investigates whether Russia attempted to influence last year's U.S. presidential election in favor of Trump, and whether the Trump campaign cooperated in such an endeavor. A veteran of Republican conventions stretching back to Ford's 1976 campaign, Manafort was hired last March to manage Trump's delegate operation when it appeared the candidate might face a floor fight at the convention and his campaign was struggling. By the time the July convention rolled around, though, Manafort had the title of campaign chairman and a mile-long job description that included strategy, polling, political operations, media, communications strategy, budgeting, scheduling, vice presidential vetting and debate negotiations. A 1992 report from the private Center for Public Integrity titled the "The Torturers' Lobby" listed Manafort's firm as among those representing foreign clients with widely criticized human rights records. After borrowing money from his contacts, Manafort was unable to pay it back, according to people familiar with his film career.