Former trump campaign chief paul manafort found guilty of bank and tax fraud.

http://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/21/paul-manafort-verdict.html

It ain't sexy, but it's got teeth.

I find it odd that the other 10 counts aren't decided.

Oh well.

That's one.....

The most interesting charge is the one (found guilty) where he obtained bank loans with the prospect of getting the bank governor a federal job. Manafort emailed Trump Jr about this who answered 'on it!'.

Coincidentally Cohen has pleased guilty to eight charges as well. The Chinese like the number 8 as lucky.

Trump is between a rock and a hard place now, even if he pardoned Manafort, that could end up flipping both houses come November.

Not to mention that Cohen is about to implicate Trump directly as directing campaign finance violations. The basement is filling with swamp water!

Interestingly once Cohen publicly identifies that the payments to the playboy model and also the pron star were for illicit sexual favours that then hangs out Melania as a chump. Much like Clinton did to his wife. Donald should hide the rolling pins.

Also note that Trump wanted Kavanaugh as he's already indicated leniency on Presidential privilege, however his aggressive questioning of Clinton, makes for some amusing reading, especially the questions at the end...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/apps/g/page/politics/read-the-memo-from-brett-...

More on Cohen's plea...

Asked if he wanted to enter a plea of guilty, Cohen said: “yes sir.”

It was explained to Cohen that, if sentenced consecutively, he faced a total of up to 65 years and that any estimate of how much time he would get from his attorney might be inaccurate. Cohen said: “No estimate was given to me your Honor.”

Cohen was asked to describe what he did with regard to each crime. On the first five counts, he said: “I evaded paying substantial taxes” on income he knew was omitted from his tax returns.

On count six, he said that, in order to get approved for a home equity line of credit, he signed an application that omitted some of his liabilities.

On count seven, the illegal corporate contribution, he said that, in the summer of 2016 – in coordination with and “at the request of” a candidate for federal office, in order “to keep an individual with information that would be harmful to the candidate and the campaign from publicly disclosing this information,” he arranged a payment through a media company of which he was the chief executive.

“She received compensation of $150,000.” This was done “for the principle purpose of influencing the election”.

On count eight – the illegal excessive campaign contribution – he said that, in coordination with the candidate, he “arranged to make a payment to a second individual with information that would be harmful to the candidate and the campaign”. He said he used a company under his control and paid $130,000. These funds “were later repaid to me by the candidate”.

This was done “for the principle purpose of influencing the election”.

Asked if he knew these actions were illegal and wrong when he took them, Cohen said: “Yes your Honor.”

eau de sauvage wrote on 08/21/18 at 15:43:59:

And your point is...what?

Well, a person, who is a, ’Subject’, and has, willingly, given up freedom.
Apparently does not possess the capability of understanding.

eau de sauvage wrote on 08/21/18 at 15:56:29:

@Mn,Still waiting for your elucidation of the point you are making by suggesting Bernie's wife told some lies to a bank. It just seems like some unrelated thought bubble which doesn't even make any sense. So I'll assume, seeing as you can't explain it that is exactly what it was.

Why wast time, when you lack the ability to understand it !
Do/did, you get American TV shows?
Did you get, ‘I Love Lucy’ ?
If so, a person, often said:
“…do I have to S’plain it to ya…”

So, if you, can't figure it out,
I ain't gone, 'S'plain', it to ya.

eau de sauvage wrote on 08/21/18 at 16:08:14:

MnSpring, I think you missed your morning medication. So sad.

Yep, the, ‘opinion’, from a ’subject’, of a ’Monarchy’,
Who has freely, Given Up Freedom,
which pays 37% of income in Taxes.
So the, ‘Monarchy', can live a a grandiose lifestyle.
While another country pays to Protect their A$$.
Sure is, ‘important’.  

                     

eau de sauvage wrote on 08/21/18 at 17:01:27:

@Mn, you're as silly as an not a very nice person full of smarties.

Were you holding a cup of tea,
with your pinky finger in the air,
when you said that ?

MnSpring wrote on 08/21/18 at 15:34:52:


The reason you don't hear about it because she didn't break any laws.

Do you have proof otherwise?

What do you have to say about the original post?