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Paul Manafort, Who Once Ran Trump Campaign, Told to Surrender
New York Times ^ | 10/30/2017 | Mike Apuzzo

Posted on 10/30/2017 5:02:58 AM PDT by simpson96

WASHINGTON — Paul Manafort and his former business associate Rick Gates were told to surrender to federal authorities Monday morning, the first charges in a special counsel investigation, according to a person involved in the case.

The charges against Mr. Manafort, President Trump’s former campaign chairman, and Mr. Gates, a business associate of Mr. Manafort, were not immediately clear but represent a significant escalation in a special counsel investigation that has cast a shadow over the president’s first year in office.

Mr. Gates is a longtime protégé and junior partner of Mr. Manafort. His name appears on documents linked to companies that Mr. Manafort’s firm set up in Cyprus to receive payments from politicians and businesspeople in Eastern Europe, records reviewed by The New York Times show.

Mr. Manafort had been under investigation for violations of federal tax law, money laundering and whether he appropriately disclosed his foreign lobbying.

Attempts to reach Mr. Gates on Monday were not successful. A spokesman for Mr. Manafort did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: manafortindicted; muellerinvestigation
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1 posted on 10/30/2017 5:02:58 AM PDT by simpson96
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To: simpson96

Here we go


2 posted on 10/30/2017 5:04:15 AM PDT by bonfire
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To: simpson96

The charges have nothing to do with the 2016 election.


3 posted on 10/30/2017 5:05:36 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: simpson96

All of this has nothing to do with collusion or Trump. It was for alleged monetary irregularities which took place 4-5 yrs ago and some of which were investigated and dropped by the FBI.


4 posted on 10/30/2017 5:07:38 AM PDT by billyboy15
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To: simpson96

This may not be bad news. The charges seem unrelated to Trump, and the defense will likely go after Mueller’s entire operation.


5 posted on 10/30/2017 5:08:13 AM PDT by djpg (..)
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To: simpson96

In context, Manafort was associated with Tony Podesta, not DJT. But the NYT has to spin it to smear Trump.


6 posted on 10/30/2017 5:08:36 AM PDT by bkopto
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I notice that Trump is mentioned three times in this brief article, in an attempt to tie him to Manafort, but the fact that the activity they’re questioning occurred long before Manafort joined the Trump campaign is not mentioned AT ALL.


7 posted on 10/30/2017 5:09:12 AM PDT by Pravious
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To: simpson96

“The Cyprus documents detail transactions that occurred in 2012 and 2013, during the peak of Mr. Manafort’s decade-long tenure as a political consultant.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/19/us/politics/paul-manafort-russia-trump.html


8 posted on 10/30/2017 5:10:18 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: simpson96

All of this, if true, is just the equivalent of a slow day’s work for the Clintons.


9 posted on 10/30/2017 5:10:20 AM PDT by Wilhelm Tell (True or False? This is not a tag line.)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...
Thanks simpson96.

10 posted on 10/30/2017 5:10:55 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)
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To: simpson96

Is this it?!? Is this their best shot???


11 posted on 10/30/2017 5:11:36 AM PDT by smileyface (Things looking up in RED PA! I love President Trump!)
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To: Wilhelm Tell

All we need is for Paul Ryan to run his mouth and we know there is nothing here.


12 posted on 10/30/2017 5:11:40 AM PDT by magua
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To: simpson96

Perfect timing. The fishing expedition yields a ham-sandwich indictment a week before the November elections.


13 posted on 10/30/2017 5:12:37 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (<img src="http://i.imgur.com/WukZwJP.gif" width=800>)
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To: djpg

Deep state just set the rules: open fishing season, any species, no limit.

As Podesta will unravel the entire Uniparty/deep state crime sweater, let’sget it on!


14 posted on 10/30/2017 5:12:39 AM PDT by txhurl
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To: simpson96

Huh. Do this stuff as a presidential candidate, get free pass. Do it before working for Trump’s campaign, it’s a dark shadow over the Trump presidency...

Difference? Hillary’s a Democrat.


15 posted on 10/30/2017 5:12:41 AM PDT by kingu (Everything starts with slashing the size and scope of the federal government.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
The charges have nothing to do with the 2016 election.

True, but that's not the way they're going to spin it.

16 posted on 10/30/2017 5:15:49 AM PDT by GreenHornet
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

what years did manafort work for posesta?


17 posted on 10/30/2017 5:18:50 AM PDT by God luvs America (63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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To: smileyface

How many millions of dollars did this absurdity cost ?


18 posted on 10/30/2017 5:19:34 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
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To: simpson96

It means that Manafort has nothing on Trump worth trading


19 posted on 10/30/2017 5:19:40 AM PDT by Raycpa
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To: simpson96

I see this one as Mueller’s bargaining chip: squeezing Manafort toward turning against Trump.


20 posted on 10/30/2017 5:22:06 AM PDT by ScottinVA ( Liberals, go find another country.)
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