Tony Podesta Resigns from Podesta Group as Mueller Probe Heats Up

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Democratic super lobbyist Tony Podesta is stepping down from his lobbying firm after learning he's a target of the ongoing Russia probe. 

Podesta announced his decision at a company-wide meeting this morning. Podesta and the Podesta Group worked with Paul Manafort and Rick Gates between 2012 and 2014 in a lobbying campaign that promoted a pro-Russian political party in Ukraine.

The Podesta Group has also lobbied for Uranium One, the energy company that is part of the Obama-era deal that gave control over one-fifth of American uranium-mining capacity to Russia.

Tony Podesta is the brother of John Podesta, who ran Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign.

John Podesta, so far, is not involved in the Mueller probe. 

Corrie O'Connor