08-22-2018, 01:28 AM
(08-21-2018, 08:53 PM)Fry Guy Wrote: Mannafort is a scumbag and always was but no worse than many others in Washington who are not being investigated. He is only because he assisted Trump in becoming President
Manafort may well have been investigated even if he'd never worked for Trump. He was accused of ripping off large sums of money from an oligarch who filed suit against him, which peaked the Feds interest. The shit was hitting the fan for Manafort. That's why he was ousted from the campaign.
But, yeah, his activities as Trump's Campaign Manager did put him in the crosshairs of Mueller's investigators, and justifiably so.
We know that Manafort participated in the Trump Tower meeting where a Russian attorney met with Trump Jr. and other top campaign officials to offer dirt on Hillary Clinton.
We also know that shortly after Manafort joined the Trump campaign, the RNC charter reflected a complete about-face in regards to Russia-backed activities in Ukraine and related sanctions.
So, it's only logical that Mueller's investigation into Russian interference would end up bumping into Manafort and his associates. And, Manafort wasn't exactly discreet in his lavish spending, even though his declared income couldn't support such a lifestyle.
Manfort drew a target on his own chest with his financial crimes and tax evasion. He may have found himself under investigation because of his associations with Russia and the Trump campaign, but had he not been a criminal, he'd not have had a problem. He's not going to jail because he worked on the Trump campaign. He's going to jail because he's a criminal.
Also, there are plenty of DC swampsters under investigation at any given time, from both sides of the aisle. Some of them do in fact get charged and prosecuted, and sometimes they're convicted. I can't recall any recent such cases of political financial fraud on the same scale as Manafort's though.
We've covered plenty of DC swamp / crime investigations and cases here at Mock:
http://mockforums.net/thread-3990.html?h...dirty+pols
http://mockforums.net/showthread.php?tid=9660&page=2
http://mockforums.net/thread-10632.html
http://mockforums.net/thread-12625.html
http://mockforums.net/thread-12911.html