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Judge sends Paul Manafort to jail, pending trial:
It's unsurprising that criminal Trump surrounded himself with other criminals. Mueller's 25 charges against Trump's campaign manager seem likely to be the first of many (Trump's fixer Michael Cohen seems like he's next in line) as Mueller gradually takes down the Trump criminal organisation.
P.S. Oh, and since we don't have a thread about it yet, let's also use this thread to discuss the fact that Trump and his family are being sued for charity fraud, for using his 'charity' as a personal bank account:
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort will await his trial for foreign lobbying charges from jail.
Two weeks after special counsel Robert Mueller's prosecutors dropped new accusations of witness tampering on him, US District Judge Amy Berman Jackson on Friday revoked Manafort's bail, which had allowed him to live in his Alexandria, Virginia, apartment under house arrest....
The judge emphasized to Manafort how she could not make enough rulings to keep him from speaking improperly with witnesses, after he had used multiple text messaging apps and called a potential witness on an Italian cellphone.
"This is not middle school. I can't take his cellphone," she said of Manafort. "I thought about this long and hard, Mr. Manafort. I have no appetite for this."...
In total, he faces seven criminal charges in DC federal court [incl. failing to register as a foreign agent, failure to disclose lobbying efforts to the justice department, lying to department officials]....
He faces another 18 criminal charges for financial fraud and false reporting allegations in Virginia federal court.
Two weeks after special counsel Robert Mueller's prosecutors dropped new accusations of witness tampering on him, US District Judge Amy Berman Jackson on Friday revoked Manafort's bail, which had allowed him to live in his Alexandria, Virginia, apartment under house arrest....
The judge emphasized to Manafort how she could not make enough rulings to keep him from speaking improperly with witnesses, after he had used multiple text messaging apps and called a potential witness on an Italian cellphone.
"This is not middle school. I can't take his cellphone," she said of Manafort. "I thought about this long and hard, Mr. Manafort. I have no appetite for this."...
In total, he faces seven criminal charges in DC federal court [incl. failing to register as a foreign agent, failure to disclose lobbying efforts to the justice department, lying to department officials]....
He faces another 18 criminal charges for financial fraud and false reporting allegations in Virginia federal court.
It's unsurprising that criminal Trump surrounded himself with other criminals. Mueller's 25 charges against Trump's campaign manager seem likely to be the first of many (Trump's fixer Michael Cohen seems like he's next in line) as Mueller gradually takes down the Trump criminal organisation.
P.S. Oh, and since we don't have a thread about it yet, let's also use this thread to discuss the fact that Trump and his family are being sued for charity fraud, for using his 'charity' as a personal bank account:
The attorney general of New York state sued the Donald J Trump charitable foundation, President Trump and three of his children on Thursday for violating state charity laws, alleging that the Trumps used charitable assets as “little more than a checkbook for payments to not-for-profits from Mr Trump” and his companies.
Foundation assets, acquired through tax-deductible donations, were used to settle legal claims against one of Trump’s golf clubs and to buy a painting of Trump to be displayed at another club, the suit alleges.
The lawsuit, filed by the attorney general, Barbara Underwood, on the morning of Trump’s 72nd birthday, seeks $2.8m in restitution and penalties from Trump and asks for the distribution of $1m in assets to other charities.
The lawsuit also seeks to dissolve the Trump Foundation and bar the Trumps from serving on the boards of any charitable organizations – Trump senior for 10 years and three of his children for one year.
In addition to Trump, the lawsuit names his children Donald Jr, Ivanka and Eric.
Foundation assets, acquired through tax-deductible donations, were used to settle legal claims against one of Trump’s golf clubs and to buy a painting of Trump to be displayed at another club, the suit alleges.
The lawsuit, filed by the attorney general, Barbara Underwood, on the morning of Trump’s 72nd birthday, seeks $2.8m in restitution and penalties from Trump and asks for the distribution of $1m in assets to other charities.
The lawsuit also seeks to dissolve the Trump Foundation and bar the Trumps from serving on the boards of any charitable organizations – Trump senior for 10 years and three of his children for one year.
In addition to Trump, the lawsuit names his children Donald Jr, Ivanka and Eric.
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