between Mercury and the Manafort and Gates firms connected to Yanukovich and his Party of Regions were subpoenaed by the Mueller investigation. In July 2018, New York prosecutors were referred by Mueller to investigate any wrongdoing by Weber and Mercury Public Affairs LLC. The Department of Justice dropped the probe of Weber and Mercury Public Affairs LLC in September 2019. See also Podesta Group, another lobbying group hired by Paul Manafort and Rick Gates from 2012 until February 2014 Stop Trump movement References External links Vin Weber Papers, including extensive records of his congressional service, are available for research use at the Minnesota Historical Society. |- |- |- 1952 births American lobbyists Living people People from Slayton, Minnesota People from Walker, Minnesota Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota University of Minnesota alumni