I can't wait until Kushie gets what is coming. He is in so much debt there has got to be mountains of dirt.
Also Trump was a shit businessman, I look forward to finding out more about the Russians/mob propping up his businesses when US lenders realized he was shit investment due to all of his bankruptcies.
Is there any way that Manafort can talk? I would think he would be deathly afraid of retaliation against him or his family from the Russians.
I think he will talk. I don't think he'll completely spill the beans on everything, but I don't think he's the type to just take one for the team, you know? I think he's going to make sure others go down with him.
Once they got into his emails and all that stuff, they may not need him to do much talking anyway.
H and I may be back in dc next week. Alexandria specifically.
When announcement was made Friday, I was with sis and young nephews. I shared with h, we were cautiously giddy, saying Christmas came early.
4 year old didn't miss a beat (didn't realize he was in earshot) and started asking all the why questions. Lol. Whose birthday? Is Santa here? What's the present? Why are you laughing? Why is uncle doing flips? Things of that nature
It really is my birthday in a couple weeks. Plus anniversary. Pleasepleaseplease make up for last year. Bday 3 days after election
I'm seeing some other commentary from the right how this is NBD because it's all before the campaign. And I want to know what they are smoking. We have a guy who launders $18 million for the Russians who also happens to work FOR FREE for a presidential campaign that not only has a whole bunch of weird Russian ties, but a whole bunch of documented lies about those ties. How you can think the pre-campaign shit is completely unrelated is beyond me.
I realize that they probably don't actually believe that and just need to push this line to save their jobs and create confusion. But it's just so fucking dumb. Paul Manafort may have been a Putin crook who felt remorse for fucking over the country so he worked for free for Trump and wasn't at all tempted to do anything bad while in that role, and every weird Russia thing that happened was just a coincidence. That is the best spin they have.
Or they're dumb enough to not make the connection. Actual quote: "Okay? I thought they were supposed to be looking for a Russian collusion in affecting our elections. Not money laundering and representing themselves as a foreign agent or whatever."
I mean really. Willfully obtuse or just astoundingly ignorant?
I'm seeing some other commentary from the right how this is NBD because it's all before the campaign. And I want to know what they are smoking. We have a guy who launders $18 million for the Russians who also happens to work FOR FREE for a presidential campaign that not only has a whole bunch of weird Russian ties, but a whole bunch of documented lies about those ties. How you can think the pre-campaign shit is completely unrelated is beyond me.
I realize that they probably don't actually believe that and just need to push this line to save their jobs and create confusion. But it's just so fucking dumb. Paul Manafort may have been a Putin crook who felt remorse for fucking over the country so he worked for free for Trump and wasn't at all tempted to do anything bad while in that role, and every weird Russia thing that happened was just a coincidence. That is the best spin they have.
Or they're dumb enough to not make the connection. Actual quote: "Okay? I thought they were supposed to be looking for a Russian collusion in affecting our elections. Not money laundering and representing themselves as a foreign agent or whatever."
I mean really. Willfully obtuse or just astoundingly ignorant?
I can't seem to find the George P papers. I think it's because media sites are overloaded. In the meantime, here's s Great twitter thread on the key takeaways from the George P guilty plea.
Post by mrs.jacinthe on Oct 30, 2017 10:02:53 GMT -5
So here's what I'm wondering. If Manafort is the first birdie to sing, are they going to think ahead enough to get everything he says documented well enough to make it allowable in court in the event he, um, has an accident on the way there? I don't put it past Putin and his cronies at all to make this problem "go away" in the classic manner and it worries me they'll get him before he's helpful.
So Trump's "defense" is that Manafort was a huge criminal colluding with foreign governments BEFORE he was campaign manager. Because that's not a problem at all. What a doofus.
George is 30. Only 30 and got himself into this mess. Seems like a good fish for Mueller to get to spill.
That Newsweek article mentions George and Corey Lewendoski emailing. Since Corey was on TV recently, it doesn't seem like he is pooping in his pants yet. I do hope his day will come too.
H has a question... does anyone remember the moment during the RNC where Manafort stumbled over a question and what that question was?
In the video, which is especially relevant now in light of the evidence, Manafort is asked by CBS News anchor Norah O'Donnell if Trump himself has any financial connection to Russia.
"So to be clear, Mr. Trump has no financial relationships with any Russian oligarchs?" O'Donnell questioned.
"That's what he said. That's what I said. Obviously, that's . . . what our position is," Manafort, fumbling, responded.
So here's what I'm wondering. If Manafort is the first birdie to sing, are they going to think ahead enough to get everything he says documented well enough to make it allowable in court in the event he, um, has an accident on the way there? I don't put it past Putin and his cronies at all to make this problem "go away" in the classic manner and it worries me they'll get him before he's helpful.
Mueller isn't dumb they will get him on record in a way that can be used ASAP.
So Trump's "defense" is that Manafort was a huge criminal colluding with foreign governments BEFORE he was campaign manager. Because that's not a problem at all. What a doofus.
LOL.
But he made Manafort part of his team anyway? LOL, what a fucking idiot.