Manafort is a professional money launderer as well as a political pimp.
That appears to be the case.
I wonder if someone is working on making it look like Manafort was looking to personally profit from his position with the campaign and that the corruption went no further. Could he be set up as a scapegoat (with the help of the FSB), or would he be willing to take the fall if the price was right?
In my opinion I can’t believe the skankiness started and ended with alone.
O it didn’t. He’s connected to an entire network.
Since they have followed the money I’m pretty sure the Mueller team sees the network too.
What really matters:
Who persuaded Trump to hire Manafort as campaign manager? Who persuaded Trump to put Manafort in charge of everything, including private polling and data operations? Who? When? How?
I can only hope that Mr. Mueller has a permanently affixed shit-eating grin…
Trump and Company would no doubt want to pin everything on Manafort.
But Trump hired Manafort for the most important position in the campaign. Why? On whose recommendation?
Manafort’s in all this up to his neck, of course. There’s obviously more than enough evidence to indict him (probably convict him, too). Is there enough to turn him into blabbing to save himself?
A fish rots from the head down.
According to Rachel, Manafort contacted Trump AND said he’d work for free. The big question is: is Manafort going to flip? As far as I can see, he has no choice …
Putin?
Y’all are Russian around and Putin too much into this. Mr. Mueller will Trump all…
Ladies and gentlemen, we have a wiener!
Don Pardo, tell 1gg what he’s won!
Before this story broke, and I’ll grant that it’s an interesting story, we already knew that Manafort was into the ruskies for something around $30M.
So why is finding out about an additional $26M (so far) considered that much more scandalous? Is there a threshold amount for mobbed-up white-loafer wearing wannabe goombah (Russian variant) where we’re supposed to be truly shocked? The first $25M is just walking around money, so Hey, no worries. But now we’re talking $60M, and that means some higher ups in Putin’s banking offices didn’t get their cut… Oh my stars and garters!!
At this point, Manafort better flip or stay away from open windows on high floors. He doesn’t have much middle ground left. His old life, however sleazy and mysterious it was, is permanently over. His best option is to cop a plea.
They’d have to assure him that Putin couldn’t get to him if he did flip.
I thought this guy was getting indicted?? What happened?
I don’t expect he can buy a new life insurance policy any more.
He’s a real, you know what!
Will work for free.