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pnwmom

(108,955 posts)
Thu May 23, 2019, 03:34 PM May 2019

The new indictment of Manafort's banker is likely NOT 1 of the 14 criminal Mueller referrals.

Which are still hanging out there.

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/23/bank-ceo-manafort-bribe-1341226


"The indictment is the latest reverberation of the special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation but is not one of the criminal referrals made during the probe."

By NATASHA BERTRAND 05/23/2019

An SDNY spokesman originally said it would be inaccurate to describe the case as one of the 14 criminal referrals Mueller made to the Justice Department, but later clarified that he could not confirm whether that was the case. Legal experts said Calk’s indictment likely arose from Mueller’s work, whether it was an official referral or not.

“Many of the allegations in the indictment became public in the Manafort trial,” said Barbara McQuade, a former U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan. “It would have been prudent to deconflict with Mueller first, but if Mueller was not pursuing it, they could take it on in light of the substantial contacts in SDNY.”

SNIP

“Mr. Calk willingly risked his national professional and personal reputation as an active, vocal, early supporter of President-Elect Trump,” Manafort wrote to Kushner on November 30.

While Kushner’s response — “On it!” — wasn’t included in the Calk indictment, prosecutors noted that Kushner forwarded Manafort’s recommendation to three other Trump transition representatives asking that Calk be considered.

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The new indictment of Manafort's banker is likely NOT 1 of the 14 criminal Mueller referrals. (Original Post) pnwmom May 2019 OP
Good to know!! Leghorn21 May 2019 #1

Leghorn21

(13,522 posts)
1. Good to know!!
Thu May 23, 2019, 03:38 PM
May 2019

How many more indictments, and where are they lurking...??

Standing by for more tasty charges!!

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