Paul Manafort, Who Once Ran Trump Campaign, Indicted on Money Laundering and Tax Charges

[Suzanimal]

Paul Manafort, Who Once Ran Trump Campaign, Indicted on Money Laundering and Tax Charges


WASHINGTON — Paul Manafort and his former business associate were indicted on Monday on money laundering, tax and foreign lobbying charges, a significant escalation in a special counsel investigation that has cast a shadow over President Trump’s first year in office.

Mr. Manafort, the president’s former campaign chairman, and his longtime associate Rick Gates, surrendered to the FBI on Monday. The special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, said Mr. Manafort laundered more than $18 million to buy properties and services.

“Manafort used his hidden overseas wealth to enjoy a lavish lifestyle in the United States without paying taxes on that income,” the indictment reads.

Mr. Gates is accused of transferring more than $3 million from offshore accounts. The two are also charged with making false statements.

“As part of the scheme, Manafort and Gates repeatedly provided false information to financial bookkeepers, tax accountants and legal counsel, among others,” the indictment read.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/30/u...-indicted.html

If you go to Twitter you can see all the pages of the indictment.

[oyarde]

Well , if I had millions stashed in a foreign country I would not be surrendering to the FBI for tax evasion .

[Suzanimal]

Well , if I had millions stashed in a foreign country I would not be surrendering to the FBI for tax evasion .

Danke would be flying me somewhere warm.

[Suzanimal]

LIVE UPDATES: Latest developments in Mueller investigation

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10:20 am – There is more happening today in the Russia investigation. A former Trump foreign policy aide, George Papadopoulos has plead guilty to making false statements to the feds in the Russia investigation.



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http://jamiedupree.blog.palmbeachpos...7/10/30/24216/

[Suzanimal]

http://jamiedupree.blog.palmbeachpos...7/10/30/24216/

Papadopoulos lied to FBI agents “about the timing, extent and nature of his relationships and interactions with certain foreign nationals whom he understood to have close connections with senior Russian government officials,” according to the criminal complaint unsealed on Monday.

The Washington Post reported in August that Papadopoulos had offered to set up meetings between Russian officials and top Trump campaign officials.

Link to the indictment

https://www.scribd.com/document/3630...ent#from_embed

[CaptUSA]

http://jamiedupree.blog.palmbeachpos...7/10/30/24216/

Wait a minute... George Papadopoulos?!!



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[Suzanimal]

Wait a minute... George Papadopoulos?!!



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Poor Webster.

[Raginfridus]

Their crime was keeping their money.

Another victory for freedom.

[Suzanimal]

Their crime was keeping their money.

Another victory for freedom.

I was hoping to see Hillary on the perp walk this morning.

[phill4paul]

I was hoping to see Hillary on the perp walk this morning.

Lol. Yeah, that's not gonna happen. They know too much.

[timosman]

I was hoping to see Hillary on the perp walk this morning.

Not yet. She is still circling the drain.

[Jamesiv1]

I was hoping to see Hillary on the perp walk this morning.

this might be just a little something to provide cover for indicting Hillary next. To prevent the "witch hunt" accusations.

If they nab a couple on the Trump side, they can avoid appearing to be partisan about it.

just a theory.

But then again, Mueller seems to be an enemy of the Trumpmeister, so who knows.

[Suzanimal]

this might be just a little something to provide cover for indicting Hillary next. To prevent the "witch hunt" accusations.

If they nab a couple on the Trump side, they can avoid appearing to be partisan about it.

just a theory.

But then again, Mueller seems to be an enemy of the Trumpmeister, so who know.

It would be poetic if they arrested her tomorrow. It is her day, after all.

[pcgame]

If Trump wanted to, could he pardon them? Also, just because he does not pardon them now, could he pardon them at the end of his term?

[Suzanimal]

If Trump wanted to, could he pardon them? Also, just because he does not pardon them now, could he pardon them at the end of his term?

I'm not completely sure. This is according to Newsweek...

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The Constitution allows the president broad powers to pardon people for “Offenses against the United States." There is no precedent for a sitting president pardoning people tied to his campaign, as will likely be the case for Mueller’s debut indictment.

The Constitution contains no language barring such a pardon, but with the Trump administration, it probably wouldn’t pass without a fight.

For example, the only limit in the Constitution is that presidents can’t issue pardons for offenses relating to their impeachment. If Mueller issues charges that could be tied to a potentially impeachment offense for Trump, Congress could swiftly enact impeachment proceeding — thus stripping Trump of his powers.

Such an unprecedented pardon would also lead to inevitable legal battles, which could reach the Supreme Court, giving the justices final say on whether Trump’s pardons can stand.

Beyond this, presidents only have the power to pardon federal offenses — but state offenses are out of their jurisdiction.

Trump has no power to quash state charges, which can only be pardoned by state officials. So if a state attorney general takes up any of the federal charges from Mueller — for instance, charges related to Trump business practices in New York — Trump’s troubles would continue.

Reports have circulated for months that Trump has been wondering about the reach of his pardoning powers, and even asked about the possibility of a self-pardon, which is also not barred by the Constitution.

Trump has also been publicly boasting about his abilities to pardon. He wrote in a July tweet that “ all agree the U.S. President has the complete power to pardon,” showing a mistaken understanding of how far his powers can go.

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http://www.newsweek.com/trump-pardon...ictment-695780

[Raginfridus]

Yes, Bill has suffered long enough. He's learned to appreciate the cheaper hos in his twilight years. All of em got the claps, rich or poor, black or white, teeth or dentures, but down home lovin is still better than Hildabeast and big city blues.

[EBounding]

Trump's tweet raises new question marks:

[timosman]

Trump's tweet raises new question marks:

Trump creating outrage before turning things around - Manafort is connected to Podesta

[Suzanimal]

Trump creating outrage before turning things around - Manafort is connected to Podesta

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A thus-far-reliable source who used to be involved with Clinton allies John and Tony Podesta told Tucker Carlson that press reports appearing to implicate President Trump in Russian collusion are exaggerated.

The source, who Carlson said he would not yet name, said he worked for the brothers' Podesta Group and was privy to some information from Robert Mueller's special investigation.

While media reports describe former "Black, Manafort & Stone" principal Paul Manafort as Trump's main tie to the investigation, the source said it is Manafort's role as a liaison between Russia and the Podesta Group that is drawing the scrutiny.
The "vehicle" Manafort worked for was what Carlson called a "sham" company with a headquarters listed in Belgium but whose contact information was linked to Kiev, the Ukrainian capital.

Manafort was, at the time, representing Russian business and political interests during the Obama era.

The source said the Podesta Group was in regular contact with Manafort while Hillary Clinton was America's chief diplomat.

In 2013, the group hired away one of Clinton's deputies, David Adams, effectively establishing contact between the Washington firm and Clinton's office in Foggy Bottom, D.C.

http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/10/2...r-russia-probe

[parocks]

Trump's tweet raises new question marks:

Trump acts like it's his job to tweet. Tweeter in chief. Other people, those are the ones who do the government stuff, Trump just tweets about it.

Trump: "I hope the Government does a good job"
People: "Yes, Trump I do too. Who is charge of the executive branch of the government?"

[milgram]

False statements, wow. Who could have predicted that.

[Zippyjuan]

False statements, wow. Who could have predicted that.

Clinton was only guilty of lying to Congress in his impeachment.

[milgram]

Clinton was only guilty of lying to Congress in his impeachment.

I think "lying" to the FBI is an even more ridiculous charge. Given the way it's used to target people - interview them again and again until they change any part of their story - it shouldn't even be a crime.

http://jimbovard.com/blog/2010/08/18...ng-to-the-fbi/

Playboy May 1999
BEYOND PERJURY by James Bovard

Perhaps the greatest irony of the national debate over who should go to prison for lying has gone largely unreported: Even while President Bill Clinton fought for his reputation and job, his administration aggressively argued that Americans who make even the most offhand false comments to practically any government worker deserve harsh punishment.

Under Clinton’s watch, Congress amended the false statements statute in 1996 to ensure that people who make false statements during congressional testimony could be prosecuted.

The FBI academy in 1997 added a full training course on ethics for new recruits. According to the academy’s official syllabus, subjects of the bureau’s investigations have “forfeited their right to the truth.”

Federal agents have the right to lie to you-and to put you in prison if you lie to them. Any citizen who makes even a single-word false utterance (“no,” “yes”) to a federal agent faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

The false statements law conveys so much power that, according to Solicitor General Seth Waxman, it could allow federal agents to “escalate completely innocent conduct into a felony.” One federal judge condemned the law for encouraging “inquisition as a method of criminal investigation.”

[phill4paul]

I think "lying" to the FBI is an even more ridiculous charge. Given the way it's used to target people - interview them again and again until they change any part of their story - it shouldn't even be a crime.

http://jimbovard.com/blog/2010/08/18...ng-to-the-fbi/

Pro-Tip: STFU.

[Brian4Liberty]

Pro-Tip: STFU.

Which will be liberally used against a person in the court of public opinion. Good news is it can't be used in a real court.

[Brian4Liberty]

Good. Now when are all of the other indictments coming down for everyone else guilty of the same thing? And how is someone like Mueller who is implicated in crimes still acting as a special prosecutor?

[Raginfridus]

Good. Now when are all of the other indictments coming down for everyone else guilty of the same thing? And how is someone like Mueller who is implicated in crimes still acting as a special prosecutor?

do-doo-doo-do-do-doo that's DeeCee!

[Suzanimal]

The plot thickens....

Brother of Clinton campaign chair steps down from lobbying firm amid reports of scrutiny from special counsel

Tony Podesta, the brother of Hillary Clinton's former campaign chairman, John Podesta, has resigned from his lobbying firm amid reports he is under scrutiny from Special Counsel Robert Mueller.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017...l-counsel.html

[Suzanimal]

[Mordan]

Clinton used a private server.