(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!”
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!!!!!
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 !
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
Trump only hires the best people, let me tell you.