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RDANGELO

(4,133 posts) Mon Oct 30, 2017, 10:56 AM Oct 2017

Something that just occurred to me [View all]

Manefort does not appear to be an unintelligent person to me. Why is someone who is up to his eye balls in money laundering, putting himself in the spotlight by taking the job as Trump's campaign manager. Perhaps the Russians pushed him into it. Now Trump, I could believe he might do it anyway.

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Something that just occurred to me [View all] RDANGELO Oct 2017 OP

"Paul Manafort owed as much as $17 million in debt to pro-Russia interests" dalton99a Oct 2017 #1

That or just arrogance, feeling untouchable. bluepen Oct 2017 #2

Manafort said, "I really need to get to Trump." PJMcK Oct 2017 #3

Do or die MaryMagdaline Oct 2017 #4

He correctly recognized the campaign as one big grift, but believed Trump would lose. Orsino Oct 2017 #5

He and others have been doing it for almost 40 years BumRushDaShow Oct 2017 #6

That's what I was wondering. He put a target on his own back. It must have been orders from Vlad. Vinca Oct 2017 #7