Yes, he seems to have been a plant without knowing he was a plant.
His Russian-Ukrainian associations were perfect to use by the coup plotters to claim the FISA warrants were valid because Donald Trump’s very own Campaign Director was a known (but unregistered) agent of Russian-Ukrainian government regime members. Having Manafort in that position was the perfect cover for the coup plotters who had lied their way into spying on Trump.
In a way I feel sorry for Manafort but live by the sword, die by the sword.
He was a useful tool at the time. Once Trump was on to his bovine scatology he fired him.
More than anything I feel bad for Lewandowski who lost his job to this scumbag.
Ever wonder if Q is working a little misinformation on Manafort?
Trump took a media beat down for defending Manafort and deploring the Barbarian tactics of raiding Manafort, predawn, with guns drawn on his wife.
Inferences were that Trump would pardon him and the congressional Democrats were so furious about the possibility they were wanting a resolution to stop Trump.
Next, Trump quiets down and Q labels Manafort a “plant”. Trump hears decreasing and more muted complaints after that, from the Democrats about any pardon. So, Manafort is in trouble for nothing to do with Trump and everything to do with a failure to register as a lobbyist. Trump will pardon Manafort.