It appeared to be potentially skeezy when the proposal to the judge did not indicate that it had been reviewed by Mueller (which I believe Manafort’s had - prior to submitting it to the court.) Not surprised by this move by Mueller, nor his rationale, one bit.
Sure fire business opportunity: Buy Gates for what he’s worth, sell him for what he ‘thinks’ he’s worth, and you’ve locked in a guaranteed profit. A Bigly profit!!
Two points:
First, Gates’ net worth depends on how he feels when he wakes up in the morning, just like Dump’s.
Second, why should he include the operating costs of his properties? This crowd is all about socializing risk and privatizing profit.
A bunch of heavily armed half-wits seize possession of Federal property and openly defy commands to vacate. While occupying said property they do extensive damage and threaten duly sworn law enforcement officers with harm. The government prosecutes and manages to eff up everything and fails to convict.
What do Gates and Manafort have to fear from the U.S. government? The Russians they owe money are a bigger worry than the DOJ and FBI.
oops! where did he come up with that ‘i’ve got great cash flow’ idea? those pesky expenses keep on cropping up.
Every one of Trump’s slimy entourage is a flight risk and a danger to others. Keep these con men on a very tight leash.
I sure would be a shame if Gates’ treason messed up his Christmas plans.
They failed to convict because of where they were holding the trial, in this case, i don’t think they will be getting such a friendly jury.
And all the while, the meter is running for Mr. Gates! We’re gonna need a bigger fundraiser.
Tristan de Cunha, beware … he’s headed your way … under an alias, of course.
This reminds me of what happened to US corporations in Cuba after the Revolution.
The Castro government decided to nationalize their assets and offered to pay a certain amount as compensation.
“Much too low!” howled the corporations.
“Ridiculous!” they screamed.
“Daylight robbery!” agreed American diplomats, when apprised of the situation.
But the Cubans replied: “Well, we think the evaluations are fair, and so do you: they are the numbers you used when you filed your taxes last year.”
Lying and cheating about finances/taxes- looking at you Money Laundering Ruskie Mob Money Donny- is a feature and not a bug.
Never FORGET PEOPLE. There are 3 certainties in life; Death, Taxes and Republicans lying about taxes.
In both the Bundy cases there were really basic errors that if I was the suspicious type I would wonder if the prosecutors were taking a dive.
I have no such suspicions re: Mueller and his team.
Cc: @musgrove
Among other things, Manafort was ordered to obey an 11 p.m. curfew, and to get permission for any domestic travel not related to court appearances in D.C.
Reminds me of the episode of the Sopranos where Junior Soprano has become so sick of house arrest that he starts asking for permission to attend funerals of people he doesn’t really know, just to get out of the house. But then ends up having a big breakdown because attending so many funerals is making him depressed.
Belize, more likely. As a territory of the UK, Tristan Da Cunha would have an extradition agreement with the US (I think). As far as I know, Belize does not.
You know this shit will run the moment the Feds look away. Lock him up.