| Megathread: Manafort, Gates told to surrender to federal authorities Posted: 30 Oct 2017 05:12 AM PDT Paul Manafort and his former business associate Rick Gates were told to surrender to federal authorities Monday morning, the first charges in a special counsel investigation, according to a person involved in the case. The charges against Mr. Manafort, President Trump's former campaign chairman, and Mr. Gates, a business associate of Mr. Manafort, include conspiracy against the U.S., multiple counts of money laundering, failure to report financial information, and providing false or misleading statements to financial bookkeepers. These indictments represent a significant escalation in a special counsel investigation that has cast a shadow over the president's first year in office.
Update 1 Manafort Surrenders to Authorities - CNN Charges being brought Manafort indicted by a federal grand jury on 12 counts including conspiracy against the United States - Reuters Paul Manafort, Who Once Ran Trump Campaign, Indicted on Money Laundering and Tax Charges - NY Times The Latest: Manafort faces charges of conspiracy against US - AP News Trump's Ex-Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort Indicted on 12 Counts - Bloomberg Full Text: Paul Manafort indictment - Politico Additional Coverage How the Russia Investigation Entangled a Manafort Protégé - NY Times Paul Manafort indicted: Trump's former campaign chair facing charges in Mueller investigation - Vox Trump's Former Campaign Chairman, Paul Manafort, to Be Indicted In Mueller Probe - The Daily Beast Tucker: Source Says Podesta Brothers & Manafort, Not Trump, 'Central Figures' in Russia Probe - Fox News Brooding Trump hunkers down with Fox News as his former campaign boss turns himself in - Shareblue Why is Mueller's team homing in on Paul Manafort? I asked a former federal prosecutor. - Vox Paul Manafort was just charged with 'conspiracy against the United States' — here's what that means - Business Insider Analysis Which Reactions To The Manafort Indictment Really Matter - FiveThirtyEight With money laundering charges against Paul Manafort, Trump's 'fake news' claim is harder to defend Washington Post With Manafort indictment, Trump's fast-and-loose style just caught up with him in a big way - Washington Post Indictments signal the beginning of Mueller's work, not the end - Washington Post How the Russia probe closed in on Paul Manafort - Axios Opinion Paul Manafort, and the Weakness of Trump - NY Times FBI's Focus On Manafort Doesn't Have Anything To Do With Russian Collusion In The Election - The Daily Caller Nation laughs at Fox News as it tries to spin indictments against Trump campaign officials - Shareblue Official Statements and Documents United States of America vs. Paul J. Manafort Jr. and Richard Gates III - Department of Justice PDF warning! United States vs. George Papadopoulos 'Former GOP campaign adviser pleads guilty on making false statements to Federal investigators' - Department of Justice PDF Warning! Pelosi Statement on First Mueller Indictments - Office the the Minority Leader, Nancy Pelosi
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| Discussion Thread 2: Mueller Investigation Coverage, and White House Press Briefing Posted: 30 Oct 2017 10:00 AM PDT Coverage of special counsel Mueller's indictments against Paul Manafort and Robert Gates continues. Documents revealing that former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopolous plead guilty to charges pertaining to false statements he made to federal investigators were also released today. Papadopoulos was apparently in communication with an individual who offered compromising information from the Russian government concerning Hillary Clinton. He met with additional contacts who promised to broker meetings between the campaign and Russian authorities. Happening Now: White House Daily Briefing White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders takes questions from reporters in the wake of today's indictments of former Trump Campaign Manager Paul Manafort and Deputy Manager Rick Gates on money laundering and conspiracy charges. C-SPAN White House Daily Briefing - C-SPAN Stream Press Briefing with Press Secretary Sarah Sanders - Official Youtube Stream submitted by /u/PoliticsModeratorBot [link] [comments] |
| Ex-Trump Campaign Foreign Advisor George Papadopoulos Secretly Pleaded Guilty Posted: 30 Oct 2017 07:24 AM PDT |
| Trump’s former campaign head was indicted and Fox News talked about cheeseburger emojis Posted: 30 Oct 2017 06:38 AM PDT |
| Discussion Thread 1: Mueller investigation indictments, and new information confirms that Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos met to discuss hacked emails Posted: 30 Oct 2017 08:27 AM PDT Our Megathread continues, on the subject of the indictments and surrender to authorities of former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort, and former campaign adviser Rick Gates. The Justice Department has also unsealed documents relating to the guilty plea of Mr. George Papadopoulos on charges relating to false statements he made to federal investigators. The New York Times reports: A professor with close ties to the Russian government told an adviser to Donald Trump's presidential campaign in April 2016 that Moscow had "dirt" on Hillary Clinton in the form of "thousands of emails," according to court documents unsealed Monday. This is a special discussion thread, and will possibly be one of several we hold throughout the day. Please keep discussion on topic, and note that meta discussion within this thread will be automatically removed. submitted by /u/PoliticsModeratorBot [link] [comments] |
| Americans Will March in the Streets in 48 U.S. States If Trump Fires Robert Mueller Posted: 30 Oct 2017 04:22 AM PDT |
| GOP lawmaker: We need to continue to support Mueller's investigation Posted: 30 Oct 2017 06:25 AM PDT |
| Court papers: Former Trump campaign aide George Papadopoulos pleads guilty to lying to FBI agents in Mueller probe Posted: 30 Oct 2017 07:26 AM PDT |
| Trump to lunch with Sessions amid Manafort charges Posted: 30 Oct 2017 06:54 AM PDT |
| Trump Falsely Tweets That Manafort Indictment Predates Campaign Posted: 30 Oct 2017 08:15 AM PDT |
| The question that matters now: what will Republicans do when Trump fires Mueller? Posted: 30 Oct 2017 05:25 AM PDT |
| Trump Campaign Adviser Met With Russian to Discuss Hacked Clinton Emails Posted: 30 Oct 2017 07:43 AM PDT |
| Papadopoulos email suggests Trump campaign approved a Russia meeting Posted: 30 Oct 2017 09:27 AM PDT |
| This Sean Hannity tweet about Paul Manafort hasn’t aged well Posted: 30 Oct 2017 07:56 AM PDT |
| Former ethics chief to Congress: Pledge to take action if Mueller is fired Posted: 30 Oct 2017 06:03 AM PDT |
| FBI Is Probing Puerto Rico Power Contract Posted: 30 Oct 2017 09:08 AM PDT |
| Scarborough: This is happening today because Trump fired Comey Posted: 30 Oct 2017 07:08 AM PDT |
| Preet Bharara: More charges likely coming in Mueller-Russia probe Posted: 30 Oct 2017 08:47 AM PDT |
| ‘The Russians Have Succeeded Beyond Their Wildest Expectations’ Posted: 30 Oct 2017 02:50 AM PDT |
| Trump Campaign Adviser Met With Russian to Discuss ‘Thousands’ of Clinton Emails Posted: 30 Oct 2017 08:13 AM PDT |
| US court bars Trump from changing military policy on service by transgender people Posted: 30 Oct 2017 09:53 AM PDT |
| Federal move to undo internet freedom would make US more like Russia, not less Posted: 30 Oct 2017 06:28 AM PDT |
| Forget Manafort, George Papadopoulos Guilty Plea Should Have Team Trump Shaking in Their Boots Posted: 30 Oct 2017 09:32 AM PDT |
| The Republican Party Is Gearing Up for War on the Rule of Law Posted: 30 Oct 2017 06:32 AM PDT |
| Trump Foreign Policy Adviser Pleaded Guilty in Mueller Probe Posted: 30 Oct 2017 07:27 AM PDT |
| Ex-Trump adviser George Papadopolous pleaded guilty to lying to FBI agents Posted: 30 Oct 2017 07:31 AM PDT |
| Trump’s response to indictments: “why aren't Crooked Hillary & the Dems the focus?????” Posted: 30 Oct 2017 07:41 AM PDT |
