I suspect the indictment was filed quickly and without all the information they would need to prosecute the case just to get it filed before statutes of limitations expired on some of these charges.
Yeah. I buy that. It’s pretty sketchy and reeks of vapor.
Which means it’s a stretch.
A defense in all of this is that you were under advice that the actions were legal. Proving intent, welllll....which part of it is legal tax avoidance and which part illegal tax evasion?
Regardless, it’s exactly the tripe we knew this crooked punk Mueller would come up with: just trying to put the arm on Manafort to say something, anything to help the “collusion” noise.