(abc news)
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Donald Trump’s campaign manager – Paul J. Manafort, Jr., of Alexandria, Va., – and Richard W. Gates III, of Richmond, Va., have been indicted by a federal grand jury on Oct. 27, 2017, in the District of Columbia. The indictment contains 12 counts: conspiracy against the United States, conspiracy to launder money, unregistered agent of a foreign principal, false and misleading FARA statements, false statements, and seven counts of failure to file reports of foreign bank and financial accounts. The case was unsealed on Oct. 30, 2017, after the defendants were permitted to surrender themselves to the custody of the FBI.
Some of the charges include:
-Conspiracy against the United States. Manafort and Gates together with others, knowingly and intentionally conspired to defraud the United States by impeding, impairing, obstructing and defeating the lawful governmental functions of a government agency, namely the Department of Justice and the Department of the Treasury, and to commit offenses against the United States
-MANAFORT and GATES acted as unregistered agents of the Government of Ukraine
-MANAFORT and GATES funneled millions of dollars in payments into foreign nominee companies and bank accounts, opened by them and their accomplices in nominee names
-MANAFORT and GATES concealed from the United States their work as agents of, and millions of dollars in payments from, Ukraine and its political parties and leaders
-MANAFORT used his hidden overseas wealth to enjoy a lavish lifestyle in the United States, without paying taxes on that income
-In total more than $75,000,000 flowed through offshore accounts. MANAFORT laundered more than $18,000,000
Also, George Papadopoulos, a former campaign adviser to President Trump, pleaded guilty on Oct. 5, 2017, to making false statements to FBI agents, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1001. The case was unsealed on Oct. 30, 2017.
President Trump reacted by tweeting:
“Sorry, but this is years ago, before Paul Manafort was part of the Trump campaign. But why aren’t Crooked Hillary & the Dems the focus????? …Also, there is NO COLLUSION!”
27 thoughts on “Trump campaign manager is agent of Ukraine and defrauded the U.S., indictment says”
This is like saying Bernie Sanders is Hitlery’s campaign manager – ALL liberal BULLCHIT>
Trump fired him long time ago – Kellyanne Conway has been Trumps manager before President Trump was elected and still is. Did you roll over to the corrupt Demorat side Matt?
I believe POTUS approval rating is 3 times that of congress!!!!!
3 times 0 is 0.
You liberals are like a pimple on a working mans azz – irritating – BUT of NO IMPORTANCE..
This involves something that happened 5+ years before he was hired as Trumps campaign manager – Trump dumped him and hired Kellyann Conway over a year ago. Nothing to do with Trump – just the cornered swamp rats squealing before being put to REST.
Muller is a DIRTY SWAMP RAT like obama and the clintons.
Manaford WAS President Trumps campaign manager well over a year ago and was fired by Trump BEFORE Trump took office – Shelly Ann Conway is Trumps manager – This is FAKE news the way you worded it Matt !
Shelly Ann? You mean the same one who cited the Bowling Green Massacre as an example of why we need to stop immigration into the US? If you want to be a trumpster, you have to know the names.
Do people finally understand they’ve been hoodwinked? Trump will fall. Only matter of time.
Will the real crooks please step forward aka politicians. They need to get their asses busy and stop this runaway greed. Fix healthcare for a start.
He should just keep his mouth shut because he will serve no jail time and trump will just pardon him.
It is sad how Trump cannot take responsibility for his people, and then has to keep throwing the past out in front of the American people as a diversion from his and his campaign managers criminal activities.
What a disgrace he has become embarrassing the American people
Wake your silly ass up and check your own back yard. Why are all you liberal people just plain stupid? Seriously? Stupid!
Trump is a disgrace to the presidency just like you are a disgrace to the human race.
But, we won and you LOST. That makes you a LOSER and us a WINNER.
If you associate yourself with Trump that makes you an embarrassment and a Kool Aid drinker.
I mean really….he has a 37% approval rating……. Laughable just like you….. hahahahah
According to all the polls I suppose. Just like they had Killerry wining by 97%. Only a liberal would be dumb enough to believe that.
Not really, about 2 out of 3 people I talk to think Trump is a fool and bad for four country and most of them are republicans like me.
Of course I do not hang around the Kool Aid cooler like you do.
You must be talking to liberals. Everyone I talk to like Trump and thinks he is doing a great job. It is just the swamp dwellers that don’t like him.
Of course the three people you talk to are entitled to their opinions.
^^^^Lol… that was a good one! You’ve got me on that lol
I should’ve have said two out of EVERY three people But have to admit and give you credit, that was a good burn on me!
Trump only hires the best people, let me tell you.
Great post Bodacious! Tell Mike I said “hi”.
Only a matter of time before Dirty Donnie goes down. I mean is anyone surprised that he’s such a shit bag?
Only liberals are dumb enough to think that. They were brainwashed by Obummer.
Only liberals are dumb enough to think that. They were brainwashed by Obummer.