Podesta, founder of the Podesta Group and brother of former Hillary Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta, resigned from his lobbying firm after he became a subject in Mueller's probe.
Carlson explained that the Podesta Group was one of several firms that worked on a campaign called the European Centre for a Modern Ukraine. The campaign was led by Manafort and promoted Ukraine’s image in the West.
Manafort, who served as President Trump's campaign manager last summer, was indicted by Mueller's team for several charges dating back to his work in Ukraine.
"Today's indictment confirms our reporting on this," Carlson said, explaining that it reveals that the Podesta Group was aware that the European Centre for a Modern Ukraine was a sham company representing pro-Russian interests.
He added that despite knowing that they were acting as agents of a foreign government, the Podesta Group did not register as such until Spring 2017, just weeks after media outlets began reporting that Manafort's offshore bank accounts were being investigated.
Carlson revealed that he received a letter today from Geoff Garinther, a lawyer with Venable LLP, a major Washington, D.C., law firm.
"The letter demands that this show 'immediately cease and desist disseminating false and misleading reports about Mr. Podesta and the Podesta Group,'" Carlson said. "It demands we retract and delete all our prior reporting on the Podesta Group and warns that if we don't do this 'Mr. Podesta may pursue legal action, including for damages, in order to fully protect his rights.'"
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