Manafort Trial Thread

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#351
Mick said:
How important is Manafort now that we have Gates? After Cohen and Mueller do their dance for a couple months, we will probably have him as well. Cohen, Gates, and Trump in the meeting before the meeting. Cheney's friend (Prince) 137k shares will probably be traced back to one of those Shell companies or an offshore account.
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lawgator1 said:
If it turns out that Trump knew the meeting was going to occur, and the subject matter, the Trump defender goal posts will move yet again.

Running out of real estate....
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I’m sure he knew about it. The meeting wasn’t illegal. That’s why the topic has shifted from collusion to obstruction.
 
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davethevol said:
I’m sure he knew about it. The meeting wasn’t illegal. That’s why the topic has shifted from collusion to obstruction.
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It IS illegal to get help in an election from a foreign power.

And when Donny figured out that little Donny and Kush were in hot water over it, he fabricated the adoption story.

And he fired Comey because he was going to get to the bottom of it.

And Russia wanted him to win because they have dirt on him.

This is all so obvious. Trump is going to be removed from office. You just need to come to terms with the inevitable.
 
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lawgator1 said:
It IS illegal to get help in an election from a foreign power.

And when Donny figured out that little Donny and Kush were in hot water over it, he fabricated the adoption story.

And he fired Comey because he was going to get to the bottom of it.

And Russia wanted him to win because they have dirt on him.

This is all so obvious. Trump is going to be removed from office. You just need to come to terms with the inevitable.
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Man, nice post from your weekend off from VN. You almost had me.

Almost...
 
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lawgator1 said:
It IS illegal to get help in an election from a foreign power.

And when Donny figured out that little Donny and Kush were in hot water over it, he fabricated the adoption story.

And he fired Comey because he was going to get to the bottom of it.

And Russia wanted him to win because they have dirt on him.

This is all so obvious. Trump is going to be removed from office. You just need to come to terms with the inevitable.
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Hillary was getting help from British spies. Now you can argue that the the British government didn’t give their blessing, but it’s semantics. Both were seeking dirt on the other and Hillary is currently getting away with it.
 
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davethevol said:
Hillary was getting help from British spies. Now you can argue that the the British government didn’t give their blessing, but it’s semantics. Both were seeking dirt on the other and Hillary is currently getting away with it.
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But but it was an American company employing foreign spies! TOTALLY DIFFERENT!!!!!!.......
 
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lawgator1 said:
It IS illegal to get help in an election from a foreign power.

And when Donny figured out that little Donny and Kush were in hot water over it, he fabricated the adoption story.

And he fired Comey because he was going to get to the bottom of it.

And Russia wanted him to win because they have dirt on him.

This is all so obvious. Trump is going to be removed from office. You just need to come to terms with the inevitable.
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And yet nothing about that meeting was illegal.
 
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#364
I still don't think the meeting was that big a deal since nothing came of it. However, the coverup is starting to really stink. The evolution of the story is
  1. No meeting.
  2. Adoption meeting.
  3. Okay, there was a meeting but nothing came of it and DT didn't know about.
  4. No collusion, witchhunt.
  5. Okay, well maybe collusion, but collusion isn't illegal.
It is easy to see why this thing keeps going. DT has lied at every turn. If nothing came of this meeting as he insists... then he should have reported it right away. He could have painted himself as a hero trying to ensure that the election was not rigged. By not doing so and the continued lies, he has caused an environment of mistrust. As with most DT issues, it is self-inflicted.
 
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According to some sources, Gates just took the stand but this is CNNs last update.

"The tax and bank fraud trial of President Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort resumes this afternoon with Rick Gates, the prosecution's key witness, expected to testify.
What you need to know about Gates: Gates served as Manafort's right-hand man in their multimillion-dollar political consulting business and was also a deputy campaign manager for Trump. He agreed to a plea deal with special counsel Robert Mueller to give evidence against his former boss in return for a potentially reduced sentence.
Why his testimony matters: When he takes the stand — possibly as early as late Monday or on Tuesday — it will represent the biggest test yet for Mueller's investigation even though this case does not directly play into the issue of alleged cooperation by the Trump campaign in Russian election meddling."
 
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"Paul Manafort's defense attorney, Kevin Downing, drew out more details about his client's total tax burden during questioning of key witness accountant Cindy Laporta.
Here's what we learned:
  • Manafort reported $30 million in gross income on his tax returns from 2005 until 2015, according to a document Downing showed in court.
  • Of that income, he personally paid taxes on almost $24 million of income.
The document also showed that more than 10 years ago, Manafort's consulting company received millions of dollars in payments from what was listed as "Russian NGOs."
No further details were given on these payments reported to the IRS, and they did not appear to arise on his tax returns in the years for which he's facing tax-related criminal charges, from 2011 until 2015.
Prosecutors have not yet discussed any payments they believe Manafort may have taken directly from Russians. Their case largely centers on what Manafort did with money earned through his Ukrainian political consulting work."
 
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"Shortly before the defense wrapped its cross examination of Paul Manafort's former accountant Cindy Laporta, Manafort attorney Kevin Downing seemed to imply that Rick Gates had embezzled "millions of dollars" from Manafort.

Downing asked Laporta this: If she had known that Gates had embezzled money from Manafort, would she would have called Manafort?
Laporta replied yes. (Prosecutor Uzo Asonye objected to Downing's question, but was overruled.)
Downing followed up: He asked Laporta whether knowing about Gates' alleged embezzlement would have caused her not to trust Gates.
Laporta again said yes — but added that she was "not sure how that scenario could have happened." (Downing acknowledged that accounting firm KWC was not retained to detect fraud.)

Rick Gates will be the next witness to testify, according to Downing."
 
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Gates has testified that he committed crimes with Manafort. Now, let's see what those are....
 
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lawgator1 said:
It IS illegal to get help in an election from a foreign power.

And when Donny figured out that little Donny and Kush were in hot water over it, he fabricated the adoption story.

And he fired Comey because he was going to get to the bottom of it.

And Russia wanted him to win because they have dirt on him.

This is all so obvious. Trump is going to be removed from office. You just need to come to terms with the inevitable.
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Damn! You really do got him now. YRDGHN!
 
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lawgator1 said:
It IS illegal to get help in an election from a foreign power.

And when Donny figured out that little Donny and Kush were in hot water over it, he fabricated the adoption story.

And he fired Comey because he was going to get to the bottom of it.

And Russia wanted him to win because they have dirt on him.

This is all so obvious. Trump is going to be removed from office. You just need to come to terms with the inevitable.
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Is it illegal when your boy Hillary did it?
 
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Prosecutor Greg Andres asked Gates if he conducted “criminal activity” with Manafort and if he had “committed crimes” with Manafort. Gates said “yes” to both questions.

During his testimony, Gates ran through a list of crimes that he helped Manafort commit. He said that he and Manafort told an accountant, incorrectly, that Manafort did not have foreign bank accounts. Gates said he did this “at Mr. Manafort’s direction.”

Gates also testified that he helped Manafort underreport his income on his tax filings, and lied to Manafort’s bookkeeper about the nature of Manafort’s loans.

Rick Gates: I Committed Crimes With Paul Manafort
 
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carlos86 said:
Prosecutor Greg Andres asked Gates if he conducted “criminal activity” with Manafort and if he had “committed crimes” with Manafort. Gates said “yes” to both questions.

During his testimony, Gates ran through a list of crimes that he helped Manafort commit. He said that he and Manafort told an accountant, incorrectly, that Manafort did not have foreign bank accounts. Gates said he did this “at Mr. Manafort’s direction.”

Gates also testified that he helped Manafort underreport his income on his tax filings, and lied to Manafort’s bookkeeper about the nature of Manafort’s loans.

Rick Gates: I Committed Crimes With Paul Manafort
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I must be missing where Trump was involved in Tony Rezko, I mean Paul Manafort’s wrongdoings....
 
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