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DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts) Mon Oct 30, 2017, 08:55 AM Oct 2017

Manafort was the second biggest "get" of the Trump Crime Family at this point.

Only Flynn would have been better.

Too early for-

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Manafort was the second biggest "get" of the Trump Crime Family at this point. (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2017 OP

I'm surprised it's Manafort underpants Oct 2017 #1

Manafort was Donny Two Scoops' campaign manager, albeit for a short time. DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2017 #3

Yeah I know underpants Oct 2017 #10

I am thinking you are correct Horse with no Name Oct 2017 #15

Mueller has people who are expert in financial crimes and dark money marylandblue Oct 2017 #5

He might be hardest to convict metalbot Oct 2017 #6

"Hardest to convict"? Bwahahaha! The guy's basically a Russian agent! WinkyDink Oct 2017 #9

A fair number of us figured it would be Paulie: WinkyDink Oct 2017 #7

William of Ockham wins again. DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2017 #13

Manafort may be the easiest becasue of the money trail. Kaleva Oct 2017 #8

Flynn has been quiet.... Adrahil Oct 2017 #2

At this point, Manafort is the biggest "get," as nobody else is yet "got." WinkyDink Oct 2017 #4

Can't wait until they all get got! cornball 24 Oct 2017 #11

Old investigation MaryMagdaline Oct 2017 #12

Let's also remember that Manafort was in that June with Russians meeting w/his handy phone. Madam45for2923 Oct 2017 #14

underpants

(182,788 posts)

1. I'm surprised it's Manafort

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Mon Oct 30, 2017, 08:56 AM

Oct 2017

His could be the hardest due to the murkiness of the money. From what I've been reading

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)

3. Manafort was Donny Two Scoops' campaign manager, albeit for a short time.

Reply to underpants (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 30, 2017, 08:58 AM

Oct 2017

underpants

(182,788 posts)

10. Yeah I know

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Reply #3)

Mon Oct 30, 2017, 09:05 AM

Oct 2017

I'm just saying that's what I'd been reading. Maybe he struck a deal

Horse with no Name

(33,956 posts)

15. I am thinking you are correct

Reply to underpants (Reply #10)

Mon Oct 30, 2017, 09:38 AM

Oct 2017

but I think it is because there was pressure being put on his kids. There has been a deal.

marylandblue

(12,344 posts)

5. Mueller has people who are expert in financial crimes and dark money

Reply to underpants (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 30, 2017, 09:02 AM

Oct 2017

metalbot

(1,058 posts)

6. He might be hardest to convict

Reply to underpants (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 30, 2017, 09:02 AM

Oct 2017

But getting the indictment was probably pretty straightforward. Money came in from Russia/Ukraine, and does not appear in tax records. That's probably sufficient for an indictment.

There are a variety of legal strategies he can try to use as a legal defense that could put reasonably doubt in play, but that's for the trial to determine, not the grand jury doing the indictment.

WinkyDink

(51,311 posts)

9. "Hardest to convict"? Bwahahaha! The guy's basically a Russian agent!

Reply to metalbot (Reply #6)

Mon Oct 30, 2017, 09:05 AM

Oct 2017

WinkyDink

(51,311 posts)

7. A fair number of us figured it would be Paulie:

Reply to underpants (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 30, 2017, 09:03 AM

Oct 2017

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=9759955

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)

13. William of Ockham wins again.

Reply to WinkyDink (Reply #7)

Mon Oct 30, 2017, 09:25 AM

Oct 2017

Kaleva

(36,295 posts)

8. Manafort may be the easiest becasue of the money trail.

Reply to underpants (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 30, 2017, 09:04 AM

Oct 2017

Mueller had some of the best of the best working on following that trail.

Adrahil

(13,340 posts)

2. Flynn has been quiet....

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Mon Oct 30, 2017, 08:57 AM

Oct 2017

...and there were rumors that Flynn was cooperating. So maybe?

Or perhaps they think there is still more to come with Flynn (see Woolsey's recent interviews with Mueller's team).

WinkyDink

(51,311 posts)

4. At this point, Manafort is the biggest "get," as nobody else is yet "got."

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Mon Oct 30, 2017, 09:00 AM

Oct 2017

cornball 24

(1,475 posts)

11. Can't wait until they all get got!

Reply to WinkyDink (Reply #4)

Mon Oct 30, 2017, 09:23 AM

Oct 2017

MaryMagdaline

(6,853 posts)

12. Old investigation

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Mon Oct 30, 2017, 09:24 AM

Oct 2017

The FBI already had an open file on him, going back years. They did not have to start from scratch. Apparently at least one statute of limitations was running and they weren't going to wait to bring charges.

Message to Donald Trump: we can go way back in time.

Madam45for2923

(7,178 posts)

14. Let's also remember that Manafort was in that June with Russians meeting w/his handy phone.