The feds now own a condo in Trump Tower, thanks to Paul Manafort

[Seedersandleechers]

Source: CNN

Washington (CNN)The federal government now owns condo 43G in Trump Tower because of the Mueller investigation, a judge certified Thursday.

Judge Amy Berman Jackson's order was the final move seizing the apartment from former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his wife Kathleen after he admitted to illegal foreign lobbying and money laundering and was convicted by a jury of fraud and other financial crimes during the Mueller probe.

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Manafort bought the 1,500-square foot, 2-bed, 2.5-bath Fifth Avenue condo more than a decade ago for $3.675 million through a shell company that hid his riches from US authorities. He used it as a home base for years when he traveled to New York and when he led the Trump campaign. His residence there was even part of Manafort's pitch to Trump to hire him in 2016, according to The New York Times.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/30/politics/paul-manafort-condo-trump-tower/index.html

[dchill]

1. Heh.

[JI7]

2. that means we own it. can the fbi go in and use it to monitor the crimes going on ?

[BigmanPigman]

3. Oh, I was thinking that since taxpayers own it

when is it my turn to use it for a weekend when I see a show in the city? Is it like our own time share?

[TeamPooka]

4. good, now the Secret Service can stop renting space from Trump for their work in his building.

[NCjack]

5. Sell for top dollar. Put ads in

The Moscow Oligarch
The Saudi Arabian Blade
The Manila Extrajudicial

[EarnestPutz]

9. Oligarch,Blade and Extrajudicial. Kudos, sir, pretty funny stuff.

[George II]

6. I hear Hillary Clinton is looking for digs in Manhattan! Or give it to a bunch of Mexican immigrants

[mgardener]

7. It would be interesting to find out

How many foreign nationals vs Americans own condos in Trump towers.

And which countries does trump owe money to?

[ancianita]

8. Whenever I think of how that pisses 45 off everytime he thinks of "conflicted" Mueller, I laugh.

The feds also have three other properties of Manafort's -- one in the Hamptons and two in a couple of boroughs.

[NotASurfer]

10. Carefully sweep the condo for listening devices

I understand the landlord had a thing for eavesdropping on phone calls, at one time. A couple bugs keeping tabs on associates would seem in character

[Sancho]

11. Is there a waiting list to stay there? Where's the sign up?