BREAKING>>Paul Manafort, former Trump campaign head, reported to face charges in Russia investigation

[kevindavis007]

President Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort will surrender to federal authorities Monday morning to face charges stemming from a special counsel’s investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election, according to the New York Times and CNN.


Read More: http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/presidential/trump-investigation-mueller-manafort-russia-20171030.html




Never Never do business with the enemy like Russia...

[mystery-ak]

Alan Dershowitz says this is to get Manafort to talk....

Podesta bros still at large...

[To-Whose-Benefit?]

townhall
Katie Pavlich
Posted: Oct 30, 2017 8:19 AM

[excerpt]

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2017/10/30/breaking-trump-campaign-chairman-agrees-to-turn-himself-n2402260

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort left his home in Alexandria, Virginia Monday morning and turned himself in at FBI headquarters in Washington D.C. He is expected to surrender to charges handed down by Special Counsel Robert Mueller.

Although the indictment with the details has not been unsealed, according to reports Manafort is facing charges on tax fraud and other white collar crimes completely unrelated to the 2016 presidential election. His former business partner, Rick Gates, is also expected to surrender to authorities. Both were told to turn themselves in or face arrest.

Manafort has been under FBI investigation since 2014 and has been on the radar since 2012 for shady ties to eastern European and Russian business deals. He has also been involved in foreign political races and could face charges for failing to register as a foreign agent.

[Applewood]

According to sources.  No confirmation yet?

If true, then I lost my bet.  I bet a friend it would be some low level flunky who could be induced to roll over on someone higher up. 

[Gefn]

@Applewood

He turned himself in

http://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,288601.msg1499512/topicseen.html#msg1499512

Breaking..

[ConstitutionRose]

If the reporting is correct he made a lot cash transactions that can be questioned.  I read that the FBI had looked into some of these transactions before.  Didn't do anything then.

[Silver Pines]

Manafort always reminded me of some cheap low-level crook from Goodfellas.

[txradioguy]

Manafort always reminded me of some cheap low-level crook from Goodfellas.

@CatherineofAragon and Stone is his Joe Pesci type yapping side kick.

[Applewood]

@Freya

Thanks for the update.    I now have to buy my friend dinner. 

This should be very interesting. 

[Applewood]

@To-Whose-Benefit?

Thanks to you also for the update.  I'm really slow this morning.

[mystery-ak]

http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/29/fbis-focus-on-manafort-doesnt-have-anything-to-do-with-russian-collusion-in-the-election/

FBI’s Focus On Manafort Doesn’t Have Anything To Do With Russian Collusion In The Election

[Silver Pines]

@CatherineofAragon and Stone is his Joe Pesci type yapping side kick.

@txradioguy

Lol, yes, perfect.

"They (blank) you on the drive-through!"  I see it.

[SirLinksALot]

according to reports Manafort is facing charges on tax fraud and other white collar crimes completely unrelated to the 2016 presidential election

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Is this the best Mueller and his team can do? Their commission is to discover any RUSSIAN-RELATED interference and collusion in the 2016 elections and all they've done is
reach out to the past for a 2012 tax case?

Are they going to do the same to Trump and associates? Reach out to over 10 years to probe taxes?

[mystery-ak]

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Is this the best Mueller and his team can do? Their commission is to discover any RUSSIAN-RELATED interference and collusion in the 2016 elections and all they've done is
reach out to the past for a 2012 tax case?

Are they going to do the same to Trump and associates? Reach out to over 10 years to probe taxes?

According to early morning pundits these indictments are to get Manafort to *talk* and implicate Trump in other crimes yet to be determined...

[edpc]

Tax evasion, most likely from dealings a decade ago.  Absolutely nothing to do with Trump or collusion, but that won’t stop the MSM from making accusations all week to drown out U1 talk.

[Applewood]

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Is this the best Mueller and his team can do? Their commission is to discover any RUSSIAN-RELATED interference and collusion in the 2016 elections and all they've done is
reach out to the past for a 2012 tax case?

Are they going to do the same to Trump and associates? Reach out to over 10 years to probe taxes?

Disappointing.  But then maybe the feds hope to put the squeeze on Manafort for some Russian interference-related information in exchange for leniency on the tax fraud case.

[mystery-ak]

 Steve Herman‏Verified account @W7VOA 11m11 minutes ago
Replying to @W7VOA

Charges in the indictment cover the years 2008-17.


 Steve Herman‏Verified account @W7VOA 1m1 minute ago

Indictment alleges $75 mil.+ flowed through their accounts and @PaulManafort laundered $18 mil.+.


indictment
https://www.justice.gov/file/1007271/download

[mystery-ak]

October 30, 2017
The Manafort Political Theater Project launched
By Thomas Lifson

Some absurd MSM political theater is about to unfold, as if it were a serious scandal for Trump that a guy who was his campaign chairman for a few months is going to be charged for alleged crimes committed years before that relationship was forged.  Paul Manafort and his longtime protégé are the big news for the MSM to inflate into a conspiracy that traces back to the puppet master in the Kremlin.  They have been told to report for arrest, which means they are to be indicted.

Matt Apuzzo of the New York Times got the scoop.  He describes Gates as:

more
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/10/report_manafort_and_his_protg_to_be_indicted.html

[edpc]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Paul Manafort, a former campaign manager to President Donald Trump, and a business associate were indicted by a federal grand jury on 12 counts including conspiracy against the United States, conspiracy to launder money and violating federal lobbying and banking laws, the federal special counsel said on Monday.

"The indictment contains 12 counts: conspiracy against the United States, conspiracy to launder money, unregistered agent of a foreign principal, false and misleading FARA statements, false statements, and seven counts of failure to file reports of foreign bank and financial accounts," the counsel said in a statement.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/ex-trump-campaign-aide-manafort-charged-12-count-131513707.html



Conspiracy against the United State?  An absolutely weak and purposefully worded charge.  It really just means tax evasion.

[Right_in_Virginia]

So is Podesta skating on not filing as a foreign agent?

Never mind, of course he is.

[kevindavis007]

According to early morning pundits these indictments are to get Manafort to *talk* and implicate Trump in other crimes yet to be determined...

That is usually how it is done.

[Sanguine]

Alan Dershowitz says this is to get Manafort to talk....

Podesta bros still at large...

I believe that is correct.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Look at the damn headline from CNN:

Manafort, Gates charged with conspiracy against US
CNN, Oct 30, 2017

http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/30/politics/paul-manafort-russia-investigation-surrender/index.html

What does this even mean??   

[Right_in_Virginia]

The discovery phase will continue for seven years.

[edpc]

Look at the damn headline from CNN:

What does this even mean??   

Two or more people working together to defraud the US of property or money.   It’s a very fancy way of saying tax evasion.   However, everyone can plainly see the intent of the implication, given the original scope of the investigation. Blatant wordplay to imply collusion, where there is none.