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: 2) by realDonaldTrump on Tuesday October 31 2017, @08:12AM (2 children)
So many totally biased and fake news reports of the so-called Russia story. Such dishonesty! NPR news is #FakeNews and more dishonest than even CNN. They are a disgrace to good reporting. No wonder their news ratings are way down. Sad!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 31 2017, @09:09AM (1 child)
Warm up the pardon machine, Mr T.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 31 2017, @04:10PM
That won't help him. Reservations have been made for him at Trump GITMO.