Section: US & Canada
5 things we learned from Robert Mueller’s indictment of Paul Manafort
Mueller is trying to flip the former top Trump adviser against the president. The first big indictment in the Trump-Russia investigation has nothing to do with the president himself or with his campaign’s possible collusion with Russia in the 2016 election. Instead, special counsel Robert Mueller’s 31-page indictment against former...
Manafort, Gates Plead Not Guilty To All Counts In Alleged Money Laundering Scheme
Paul Manafort and Rick Gates, former aides to the Donald Trump campaign, pleaded not guilty on Monday to all 12 counts handed down against them late last week in an indictment that alleged a vast money-laundering scheme. Manafort and Gates were indicted on a wide range of charges, including conspiracy to launder money, acting as an unregistered...
A Guide to Understanding the Manafort Indictment
For once, the Twitter speculation was mainly correct. When news broke Friday night that Special Counsel Robert Mueller had obtained an indictment, the smart money pegged former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort. After all, the FBI had raided Manafort’s home and widespread reporting indicated that he had complex and lucrative dealings...
Tony Podesta stepping down from lobbying giant amid Mueller probe
Democratic power lobbyist Tony Podesta, founder of the Podesta Group, is stepping down from the firm that bears his name after coming under investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller.Podesta announced his decision during a firm-wide meeting Monday morning and is alerting clients of his impending departure. Podesta is handing over full...
Manafort Indictment Spurs Hope In Ukraine Of Renewed Focus On Dealings There
Half a world away from the FBI office in Washington where former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort turned himself in, critics of his work in Ukraine were quietly cheering. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Trump-Russia probe charges: 2 not guilty pleas, 1 guilty
WASHINGTON — A former campaign adviser to President Donald Trump has pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russians, special counsel Robert Mueller said Monday, while Trump’s former campaign manager and that official’s business partner pleaded not guilty to felony charges of conspiracy against the United States...
What you need to know about the Manafort, Gates indictment
The 31-page, 12-count indictment against Paul Manafort and Richard Gates focuses on their years as political consultants and lobbyists working with Ukraine. It alleges that they received tens of millions of dollars for their Ukraine work, and to hide that income, they laundered the money through “scores of United States and foreign corporations,...
Trump-Russia probe charges: 2 not guilty pleas, 1 guilty
WASHINGTON — A former campaign adviser to President Donald Trump has pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russians, special counsel Robert Mueller said Monday, while Trump’s former campaign manager and that official’s business partner pleaded not guilty to felony charges of conspiracy against the United States...
The Day Gets Even More Interesting: Tony Podesta Steps Down From His Lobbying Firm
The Paul Manafort indictment, released today, contained an easily-solved mystery. Who did Manafort work with in the United States to influence the American government? Here are paragraphs 20 through 22: 20. As part of the scheme, in February 2012, MANAFORT and GATES solicited two Washington, C., firms (Company A and Company B) to lobby in the...
The Day Gets Even More Interesting: Tony Podesta Steps Down From His Lobbying Firm
The Paul Manafort indictment, released today, contained an easily-solved mystery. Who did Manafort work with in the United States to influence the American government? Here are paragraphs 20 through 22: 20. As part of the scheme, in February 2012, MANAFORT and GATES solicited two Washington, C., firms (Company A and Company B) to lobby in the...
