Big indictment day

[CountAllVotes]

So Manafort laundered money via an antique rug store and a suit store.

And this IS the BIG NEWS we've been waiting on?

Excuse me for a minute ... I am so not impressed that I feel like this two bit Mueller thing is nothing compared to what was hoped for. Is it merely just another distraction by the pukes? I rather so!

Are there more indictments coming soon to take these frauds DOWN or not? An antique rug store and a fancy suit don't do jack for me!

Am I alone in my disappointment or is this truly "just the beginning"?

[kentuck]

1. Nothing to see here...

Move along.

[unblock]

2. i am cautiously optimistic. big criminal cases start small.

this is exactly the sort of thing that helps flip witnesses to build bigger cases against bigger fish.

it's not a disappointment unless and until mueller says, "well, that's all i got."

[CountAllVotes]

4. So, in other words ...

The first shoe has dropped so to speak?

It is difficult to be cautiously optimistic given the tract record with this batch of criminals.

[Bradical79]

3. Your sense of how long these things take

Is completely out of whack. Two major indictments of people who worked closely and directly with Trump in less than a year of investigation is a pretty big deal. Also if you look at the unsealed indictment, money laundering isn't the only charge.

The idea that this is a distraction by Republicans is pretty ridiculous and a distraction in itself.

[Clarity2]

5. Just because

it's through an antique store and a suit store, etc. does not mean that money laundering isn't a BIG deal. That's sometimes the whole point of money laundering. Do it through some unassuming little mom & pop store. Except those stores could be set up simply for that and not really legitimate businesses.

In other words, those businesses could open a can of worms in themselves, and give lots of useful information as well. There seems to be a lot of players here who could actually flip.

[CountAllVotes]

7. Thank you

I appreciate your explanation and yes, it does make sense when viewing it as you state.

[Clarity2]

10. No problem!

[NCTraveler]

6. It's not often I see something this improperly defined in an attempt to dismiss.

"So Manafort laundered money via an antique rug store and a suit store. "

I don't think you are aware of what is in the indictment. You just white-washed the whole thing in an attempt to minimize it.

[CountAllVotes]

8. This is how it is being presented IMO

Antique rug store and some suits.

What else? Is there anything damning enough to impeach The Orange Frankenstein?

Boo! Happy Halloween not quite yet!

[NCTraveler]

9. "Antique rug store and some suits. "

"What else?"

I don't think you are being serious here. I don't mean that with any offense. I just see no way you can come to your "IMO". It just minimizes everything that is in the indictment to the point it has to be on purpose.

[CountAllVotes]

11. That is what I think about it

Others will say just that to escape the reality of what is going on. My minimizing it, it hopefully will become irrelevant. It won't become irrelevant as long a Mueller has more indictments to unveil. The sooner the better!

[NCTraveler]

12. It's relevant on its own. Very relevant.

It's also clearly a lot more than you have defined. You have simply omitted everything in order to claim it is nothing.

[CountAllVotes]

13. Others will do the same

Not that I agree mind you.