"@JohnJHarwood
President Trump’s campaign chairman, national security adviser and personal lawyers are now all convicted or admitted felons"
In the District of Columbia, Manafort is scheduled to go on trial in September on charges including conspiracy to defraud the United States, failing to register as a foreign agent, money laundering, witness tampering and making false statements....
In the D.C. trial, Manafort may face an even taller stack of evidence. In a court filing Thursday, Manafort’s defence lawyer, Kevin Downing, said the special counsel’s office has sent him “well over 1,000 proposed exhibits — most of which have not been a part of the trial before Judge Ellis,” for review ahead of the September trial in the District.
"@JohnJHarwood
President Trump’s campaign chairman, national security adviser and personal lawyers are now all convicted or admitted felons"
With Manafort, not yet.
But with Cohen: Cohen pleads guilty to campaign-finance violations as Manafort found guilty of tax fraud
An unnamed candidate was involved in the campaign finance violation.
I am looking forward to the Trumpies claiming that because he was not convicted on all counts, this is somehow a victory for Manafort and Trump.
Guilty on 8 out of 18 charges, which is less than half.I am looking forward to the Trumpies claiming that because he was not convicted on all counts, this is somehow a victory for Manafort and Trump.
I thought all they did was fetch coffee."@JohnJHarwood
President Trump’s campaign chairman, national security adviser and personal lawyers are now all convicted or admitted felons"
As a guy that has a felony, I can't even imagine having to face 8 without a single plea bargain in place. Granted Ellis is a miserable **** and will probably take it easy on him, but even easy is at least a decade in the pen.Guilty on 8 out of 18 charges, which is less than half.
Hey, somebody had to say it ...
Indeed. Let's enjoy it for what it is.In all fairness, ABSOLUTELY NONE of the charges are about collusion. It's about tax evasion and bank fraud. It neither incriminates nor does it vindicate anyone else.
Guilty on 8 out of 18 charges, which is less than half.
Hey, somebody had to say it ...
I'm not in disagreement. I just want to counter the constant drone from the other side, including Trump's first comment off the plane, that there's no evidence of collusion just because Mueller hasn't shared it with the public yet.I just want to be accurate. Let the evidence prove or disprove the crimes.
What I want to know is how many jurors were against or for conviction on those counts. If it was one or two holdouts against convicting him and i was with the prosecution I would make it known we will retry. Sort of a we're not satisfied approach. Keep the pressure on.