Breaking from AP: Emails link Trump advisers to covert campaign for pro-Russian Ukraine government

The Associated Press just moved the following news bulletin:

BREAKING: Emails show Trump advisers waged covert influence campaign for pro-Russian Ukraine government.

 That’s all there is so far. Will update.

UPDATE: Here is the story:

WASHINGTON (AP) — Emails obtained by The Associated Press shed new light on the activities of a firm run by Donald Trump's campaign chairman. They show it directly orchestrated a covert Washington lobbying operation on behalf of Ukraine's ruling political party, attempting to sway American public opinion in favor of the country's pro-Russian government.

Paul Manafort and his deputy, Rick Gates, never disclosed their work as foreign agents between 2012 and 2014 as required under federal law.

The lobbying included attempts to gain positive press coverage of Ukrainian officials in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and AP. Another goal: undercutting American public sympathy for the imprisoned rival of Ukraine's president.

UPDATE 2: Jeff Horwitz, one of the AP reporters on this story, was on Lawrence O’Donnell’s show on MSNBC tonight. Talked about how one of the key new things about this story is that Manafort et al engaged in lobbying in the U.S. on behalf of foreign clients which is a violation of federal law.