KIEV, Aug. 15 - Donald Trump’s campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, slammed the New York Times Monday morning after the newspaper published a story reporting that secret ledgers in Ukraine show more than $12 million in cash earmarked for him, Politico reported.

The report states that the political party of former Ukraine president and pro-Russia ally Viktor Yanukovych set aside $12.7 million for Manafort. Investigators say the money was part of an illegal, undisclosed payment system, the Times reports.