Topic: Paul Manafort's indictment
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Mon 10/30/17 07:23 AM
It's Paul Manafort's indictment, not Trump's

Much of the political left is cheering about the indictment of Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, Paul Manafort. They think it will undermine President Trump. The problem, though, is that it appears increasingly likely that Manfort’s indictment has nothing to do with the Trump campaign.

It is true that Robert Mueller began investigating Paul Manafort based on Manafort’s dealings with the Trump campaign and Russia. But the special prosecutor, like most prosecutors, can go in the direction an investigation takes him. If the investigation goes off the trail of the campaign into a new direction, the special prosecutor can go in that new direction. That appears to be the case here.

The federal investigators have been curious about various wire transfers during the 2012 period. Manafort has close ties to both Russian operatives and various other unsavory figures tied into Moscow’s political apparatus.

It appears he may have transferred money and accepted payments that he should not have and that he possibly failed to accurate report them on taxes. This is all based on the initial reports that are leaking out.
If that is the case, Manafort and his associate Rick Gates are getting indicted for things far removed from the Trump campaign.
As long as Robert Mueller fails to turn up evidence to show Russia stole the election, the American left will continue to believe in an elaborate conspiracy. It is far easier to believe that than to believe Hillary Clinton ran a terrible campaign.

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Mon 10/30/17 07:32 AM
Edited by msharmony on Mon 10/30/17 07:33 AM
says something about a persons judgment and ethics hiring someone as your campaign manager who is being investigated by the FBI for actual ties to another government, a government you publicly ask (joking or not) to hack into government emails

(while making a huge deal about your competitors FBI investigation about emails on the wrong type of server ....)

but its easier to believe its all a silly baseless conspiracy against Trump than that he is actually either incompetent or corrupt himself....

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Mon 10/30/17 08:10 AM
Mueller has to charge someone with something to give the appearance he's actually doing something. It's a process crime that has nothing to do with the election.

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Mon 10/30/17 08:21 AM
interesting

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Mon 10/30/17 09:39 AM
A lot of people sweatin bullets. Who knows where this will end.shades

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Mon 10/30/17 09:49 AM
Edited by Conrad_73 on Mon 10/30/17 09:52 AM
the Ham-Sandwich just got indicted!laugh

And crooked Hillary still lost!laugh rofl

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Mon 10/30/17 09:54 AM
Edited by alleoops on Mon 10/30/17 09:56 AM

the Ham-Sandwich just got indicted!laugh

still waitin for the Pork Loinlaugh

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Mon 10/30/17 09:56 AM


the Ham-Sandwich just got indicted!laugh

still waitin' for the Prime Riblaugh


Neat trick to get attention away from URANIUM ONE!laugh

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Mon 10/30/17 09:58 AM
It is, but I don't think it will work.

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Mon 10/30/17 10:04 AM

It is, but I don't think it will work.
:thumbsup:

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Mon 10/30/17 10:18 AM
time for Sessions to take the Finger out,this Witchunt has gone on long enough!

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Mon 10/30/17 10:43 AM
naw,, it should last at least as long as Hilarys, in fairness

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Mon 10/30/17 12:12 PM

It's Paul Manafort's indictment, not Trump's

Much of the political left is cheering about the indictment of Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, Paul Manafort. They think it will undermine President Trump. The problem, though, is that it appears increasingly likely that Manfort’s indictment has nothing to do with the Trump campaign.

It is true that Robert Mueller began investigating Paul Manafort based on Manafort’s dealings with the Trump campaign and Russia. But the special prosecutor, like most prosecutors, can go in the direction an investigation takes him. If the investigation goes off the trail of the campaign into a new direction, the special prosecutor can go in that new direction. That appears to be the case here.

The federal investigators have been curious about various wire transfers during the 2012 period. Manafort has close ties to both Russian operatives and various other unsavory figures tied into Moscow’s political apparatus.

It appears he may have transferred money and accepted payments that he should not have and that he possibly failed to accurate report them on taxes. This is all based on the initial reports that are leaking out.
If that is the case, Manafort and his associate Rick Gates are getting indicted for things far removed from the Trump campaign.
As long as Robert Mueller fails to turn up evidence to show Russia stole the election, the American left will continue to believe in an elaborate conspiracy. It is far easier to believe that than to believe Hillary Clinton ran a terrible campaign.

interesting,though,at the time of his alleged Misdeeds,he was working for the Podesta-Group!laugh

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Mon 10/30/17 01:06 PM
Hilary's investigation is still on going and will so is Podesta's.

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Mon 10/30/17 10:56 PM
as will Trumps ,,,,

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Tue 10/31/17 07:56 AM
Russia, Russia. Russia.laugh