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DemocratSinceBirth

(101,850 posts) Mon Oct 30, 2017, 09:10 AM Oct 2017

BREAKING CNN- Charges Against Manafort And Gates Include Conspiracy Against The United States [View all]

MANAFORT AND GATES CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY AGAINST U.S., MAKING FALSE STATEMENTS, AND MONEY LAUNDERING

Link To Indictment

https://www.justice.gov/file/1007271/download

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**BREAKING** CNN- Charges Against Manafort And Gates Include Conspiracy Against The United States [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2017 OP

Hard rain's about to fall The Blue Flower Oct 2017 #1

trickle down justice? 0rganism Oct 2017 #42

If so, Trump knew nothing about it dalton99a Oct 2017 #2

Better yet, it was HRC and Obama Iliyah Oct 2017 #5

He's never even met Manafort, believe me. LisaL Oct 2017 #8

Us the people of the United States of America demand to be made whole. Madam45for2923 Oct 2017 #3

When I heard them read the list and heard BigmanPigman Oct 2017 #4

Conspiracy against the United States? Ohiya Oct 2017 #6

That was my first though! get the red out Oct 2017 #9

Great minds and all that! Ohiya Oct 2017 #14

The conspiracy charge is not treason davekriss Oct 2017 #21

Well we can always hope for the best... Ohiya Oct 2017 #23

Holy Moly ismnotwasm Oct 2017 #7

I was going to say "Holy Shit!" Kaleva Oct 2017 #10

Happy Muellerween! DesertRat Oct 2017 #11

lol Catherine Vincent Oct 2017 #22

(CONSPIRACY AGAINST U.S.) Is that espionage? workinclasszero Oct 2017 #12

It stems from their scheme to hide taxable money, presumably gained illegally. DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2017 #13

Oh okay thanks workinclasszero Oct 2017 #16

LOL DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2017 #19

It was conspiracy to conceal foreign payments from the US government. OliverQ Oct 2017 #15

Thanks for the info workinclasszero Oct 2017 #17

Very serious. The money laundering charge alone carries up to 20 years in prison. OliverQ Oct 2017 #31

Gee charges like that might lead a person to make a deal with the prosecutor workinclasszero Oct 2017 #34

None of the charges have anything to do with the Russia investigation. former9thward Oct 2017 #18

Thank you for bringing that to our attention and kicking my thread. DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2017 #24

Always want to help a friend. former9thward Oct 2017 #38

Please kick this thread DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2017 #43

Give it time...a great day for the good guys (not Trump or Trumpettes) Demsrule86 Oct 2017 #28

Some of these charges were crimes that happened while he was chairman of the campaign. OliverQ Oct 2017 #32

Actually, they DO! 3rd indictee plead guilty about "dirt on Hillary" used to entice Don Jr. Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2017 #35

Thank you Cosmocat Oct 2017 #36

Yeah. A BFD. MelissaB Oct 2017 #20

Just the beginning. BumRushDaShow Oct 2017 #25

We can safely say we're happy we're not Paul Manafort or Rick Gates. DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2017 #26

Or Kushner BumRushDaShow Oct 2017 #27

In any case it's more bad news cycles for the most unpopular president in history* DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2017 #29

RICO BumRushDaShow Oct 2017 #30

RICO workinclasszero Oct 2017 #41

FOX NEWS Headline soon Johnny2X2X Oct 2017 #33

LOL - I don't know whether your post is real or satire. Vinca Oct 2017 #37

Fox is literally trying to argue that "Hillary is worse" now. "Conspiracy against US" no biggie anneboleyn Oct 2017 #40

republican traitors against America suck... Achilleaze Oct 2017 #39