Perhaps fake, but funny hacked (?) texts of Paul Manafort's daughter with her friends about dad's new job.
April 12: Manafort Shand offers campaign-related favors from her father to a friend.
AMS: By the way, if you want to exploit my dad to better your career, please let me know.
Friend: Are you serious?
AMS: Completely.
Friend: I wouldn’t be opposed to exploiting him.
AMS: I am on a business email basis with my dad.
[Later]
AMS: My dad is Trump’s right-hand man right now and will be through November. But he won’t accept any position in the White House, so his leverage will diminish at that point (assuming Trump wins).
April 13: Manafort refused payment as a power play, his daughter claims.
AMS: Yup. That’s a match made in heaven. Egomaniacs galore.
AMS: But yea [my dad is] super tight with the Trumps. All the kids call him all the time. And him and Trump both live in Trump Tower in NYC. So it’s like a sitcom. Although — top top secret. Can’t repeat, promise?
My dad isn’t getting paid for trump.
(Just the $16 million loan)

Friend: WHAT, really?
AMS: He refused payment. Trump is only covering expenses.
Friend: Political favors later?
AMS: Eh maybe but the truth of it is, I think there are rules for how much you can pay campaign personnel, so it isn’t much to start with — not to my dad anyway. And my dad wants Trump to listen to him and respect him. View him as an equal, not as staff. So refusing payment makes it so. And makes it clear to Trump why my dad is doing it — because he wants to.
AMS: And my dad won’t take an appointment either. Trump knows that, too. So this isn’t for personal gain for my dad, and that’s true — not a game. So why is my dad doing it? Sport.
AMS: This is his wheelhouse. And he gets off on power too. My dad loves challenges and this is like a chess game. He got a mistress because he was bored. Trump is his new mistress.
May 19: Although her father was never officially co-manager with Lewandowski, Manafort Shand claims that was effectively the case.
[After sending her friend a link to an ABC article about Manafort moving up yet again within the campaign.]
AMS: My mom told me they were gonna call them co-managers, and then Corey went to Trump’s son-in-law, Ivanka’s husband, and burst into tears about how that would ruin him. So since my dad doesn’t care about titles, this was the compromise.
May 26: Manafort Shand offers campaign-related favors from her father to Lockheed Martin.
Friend: Helleeew! I have an awkward favor/question to ask, so if you’re not down, I totally understand. I’m not sure how you and your dad are these days, and I’m gonna guess you’re overloaded with requests to get in touch, but if it’s do-able, could you help me get in touch with or pass on an email to someone in your dads office?
AMS: Sure, what’s your end goal?
Friend: It’s not an effort to help the campaign. My dad works for Lockheed Martin, and they want to essentially let Trump’s transition team know that they’re ready, available, and happy to provide info about defense acquisition and sustainment. So to discuss policy. But they can’t reach out to Trump’s team — the team would have to reach out to them. So I’ve got an email with info that would be amazing if passed on to the right people. Again — if this is not your cup of tea, totally forget I asked. I’m only asking bc it’s my dad.
AMS: I hear ya — it’s not a problem, I just think it’s probably a bit early. But I can ask my mom who the right person would be to receive the email. I would imagine Rick Davis or Rick Gates. But I’ll find out and let you/them know.
Friend: Thank you!! I really appreciate it. I think they want to get in front ahead of time instead of play catch up. I feel weird asking for a favor like this haha.
AMS: You’re not the first. It’s no bother. I am happy to be a conduit. I just can’t promise anything other than initial access.
Friend: Just being a conduit is amazing! Zero expectations, just doin what I can for my dad so anything at all is ****ing great.
AMS: Totally get it. Not every day you know the man behind the man. Gotta exploit it. Which is why I am happy to help. Cuz **** it, hopefully someone can benefit by my relation to the count of Monte Cristo.