Posted on 06/23/2017 9:39:22 AM PDT by keat
Federal investigators are examining financial transactions involving Paul Manafort and his son-in-law, who embarked on a series of real estate deals in recent years fueled by millions of dollars from Mr. Manafort, according to two people familiar with the matter.
The transactions involve the financing of apartments and luxury homes in New York and California using money from Mr. Manafort, as well as from other investors solicited by the son-in-law, Jeffrey Yohai, including the actor Dustin Hoffman and his son. F.B.I. agents have reviewed financial records related to Mr. Yohai, who has been accused in a lawsuit of defrauding investors, the sources said.
It was not clear if the F.B.I.’s interest was part of the broader investigation that has ensnared Mr. Manafort, who was President Trump’s campaign chairman until he resigned last August amid reports that he had received millions of dollars in off-the-book payments for his consulting work in Ukraine. Mr. Manafort has been the focus of several inquiries looking into his business activities, failure to file foreign lobbying disclosures and possible collusion between Trump campaign associates and Russia.
Mr. Manafort has emerged as a key figure in the F.B.I.’s Russia investigation, which has focused on interactions between Trump associates and Russians during and after last November’s presidential election. In addition to his work for Ukraine’s former president, an ally of the Russian leader Vladimir V. Putin, Mr. Manafort’s long lobbying and consulting career has included numerous financial dealings with Russian oligarchs. One of his former employees has been investigated in Ukraine on suspicion of having ties to Russian intelligence.
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
And.... Paul Manafort doesn't even like his son-in-law.
And... Dustin Hoffman's Son lives in California and he once bought a house too.
And... well, Donald Trump.
Wait, didn't Dustin Hoffman play Carl Bernstein in the Watergate movie?
I think this pretty much wraps it up.
Yup - I think they are now divorced but......Russia!
The media had a field day with all of this during the Campaign, that was before Manafort came on board...they didn’t find anything...
Remember when then Candidate Trump said he knows people you wouldn’t want your daughters to have dinner with? Well Manafort is one of those people...
Comey visits the Times yesterday.
“Mr. Manafort has emerged as a key figure in the F.B.I.’s Russia investigation...”
The FBI is out of control.
And so is the NYT.
5.56mm
My dad once had a Beagle that could not follow a scent. I think we should have called it FBI.
I'm bettin' one of them is a certain former FBI employee who seems to have developed a habit of leaking sensitive information.
And was observed entering the NYT building yesterday...
the FBI works for the NYT
“Is it safe?”
This is insane. Hillary took two BILLION dollars in donations while sitting Secretary of State. Hillary took millions directly from fascist Russia while Sec. of State. No investigation. See the pattern? The Dems are lawless because the GOP is ...
This is insane. Hillary took two BILLION dollars in donations while sitting Secretary of State. Hillary took millions directly from fascist Russia while Sec. of State. No investigation. See the pattern? The Dems are lawless because the GOP is ...
Au contraire! The FBI is under full control!..............of the LEFT................
> In addition to his work for Ukraine’s former president, an ally of the Russian leader Vladimir V. Putin
Manfort consulted for Ukrainian Victor Yushchenko’s campaign. This is Manafort’s “link to Russia”. Not a peep is said about Tad Devine though. Who is Tad Devine? Devine consulted for the Sanders, Kerry, and Gore campaigns... AND Yushchenko’s campaign - just like Manafort.
Manafort is attacked, Devine is not.
Why?
The attack on Manafort is led by a DNC consultant and former Clinton aide and 2016 Clinton campaign advisor Alexandra Chalupa.
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/03/tad-devine-inside-bernie-sanders-campaign-220357
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3532194/posts?q=1&;page=21
Democrats are in the process of hacking their own 2018 election hopes. This is all going to backfire on them.
The Democrats are LAW-LESS because the Republicans are BALL-LESS!!! Posted this for years!
If Freeps connect dots and come to logical conclusions why can’t or why won’t our government? This includes the present administration. Heads need to roll.
Most Freepers, not all, are not paid to not connect the dots.
1. Recuse self
2. Appoint Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein
3. Draft joint document to fire Comey
4. Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein hires Mueller.
5. Do nothing.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.