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Mueller Investigation: Three Former Trump Aides Charged

posted by takyon on Monday October 30 2017, @07:55PM   Printer-friendly
from the "I-didn't-even-know-the-guy" dept.

DeathMonkey and an Anonymous Coward submitted an NPR story, which has been updated since being posted. The Justice Department has unsealed charges against three former aides of President Donald Trump, as part of an investigation led by special counsel Robert Mueller:

Manafort and Gates, were charged with "conspiracy against the United States," "conspiracy to launder money" and other offenses. The two were expected in court in Washington by the afternoon.

The Justice Department indictment on Manafort and Gates contains 12 counts: "conspiracy against the United States, conspiracy to launder money, unregistered agent of a foreign principal, false and misleading FARA statements, false statements, and seven counts of failure to file reports of foreign bank and financial accounts."

Papadopoulos pleaded guilty to making false statements to the FBI.

The Manafort and Gates indictment unsealed on Monday morning does not make any reference to Russia's influence campaign against the presidential election, but it does allege extensive financial ties between Manafort and Gates and powerful Ukrainians.

The Papadopoulos materials, on the other hand, detail the many contacts investigators say he had with Russian-linked operatives. He met at least two people, a man and a woman, who the FBI says were working for the Russian government and had boasted to him about the help it could offer the Trump campaign against Clinton.

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  • (Score: 5, Touché) by julian on Tuesday October 31 2017, @02:21AM (5 children)

    by julian (6003) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday October 31 2017, @02:21AM (#589828)

    Hope some of you at least have a first draft saved! I want them in by Friday, midnight, PST. They will be graded.

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  • (Score: 4, Funny) by Azuma Hazuki on Tuesday October 31 2017, @03:05AM (2 children)

    by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Tuesday October 31 2017, @03:05AM (#589837) Journal

    LOL, I was JUST going to pop in here and go "Do any of you remember Julian's sig.block? Y'all better getcher writin' hands busy."

    --
    I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...

    • (Score: 5, Funny) by julian on Tuesday October 31 2017, @04:25AM (1 child)

      by julian (6003) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday October 31 2017, @04:25AM (#589861)

      I just want everyone to acknowledge how much of a long shot that sig was. There was just no warning that this administration would be stocked with criminals and traitors. There was no warning. No one was warning us that this would happen. There was no group trying to offer an alternative. It was totally, completely, unexpected.

      I'm practically clairvoyant.

      • (Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Tuesday October 31 2017, @05:39PM

        by DeathMonkey (1380) on Tuesday October 31 2017, @05:39PM (#590114) Journal

        That's almost as surprising an outcome as healthcare turning out to be complicated.

        Nobody could've known!

  • (Score: 2) by realDonaldTrump on Tuesday October 31 2017, @12:23PM

    by realDonaldTrump (6614) on Tuesday October 31 2017, @12:23PM (#589979) Homepage Journal

    The real story is that President Obama did NOTHING after being informed about Russian meddling. With 14 months looking at Russia under a magnifying glass, they have ZERO "tapes" of Trump people colluding. There is no collusion & no obstruction. I should be given an apology!

  • (Score: 1, Troll) by linkdude64 on Tuesday October 31 2017, @09:19PM

    by linkdude64 (5482) on Tuesday October 31 2017, @09:19PM (#590225)

    When did you claim that Manafort colluded with Clinton's future campaign manager (Podesta) back in 2014?