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: 4, Interesting) by Phoenix666 on Tuesday October 31 2017, @02:51AM
Maybe, but we don't have 3 carrier battle groups and nuclear bombers and everything else hovering outside Iran at the moment. We do have those things with North Korea. The pump has been primed. If Kim Jong-Un bats so much as an eyelash Trump has no reason in the world now not to flatten him. It would suck for South Korea and maybe Japan, but that's all to the good because they'd instantly be mobilized for the anti-China coalition DC really needs to put together (assuming North Korea is dispatched quickly enough).
I dunno. A crazy dictator waving threats with nuclear weapons plus an insecure president of the world's sole superpower with a burning desperation to change the narrative adds up to war.
Washington DC delenda est.