Paul Manafort pleads not guilty to tax and fraud charges in Virginia court

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

President Trump’s former campaign manager pleaded not guilty to tax and fraud charges in federal court in Virginia Thursday, as he appeared before a judge in the second criminal case brought against him by the special counsel investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election.

Paul J. Manafort last week also pleaded not guilty in a related case in Washington, D.C., where he is set to go to trial Sept. 17. Manafort lives in Virginia and was indicted there in February.

During the Thursday hearing in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Judge T.S. Ellis III put Manafort on home confinement, requiring him to wear a GPS bracelet, and set a trial date for July 10. It is expected to last eight to 10 days.

Manafort’s former business partner, Rick Gates, pleaded guilty in D.C. to conspiracy and lying to the FBI. At the request of prosecutors, charges have been dropped against Gates in Virginia, though they could be resurrected should he fail to live up to his plea agreement.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/paul-manafort-pleads-not-guilty-to-tax-and-fraud-charges-in-virginia-court/ar-BBK0V2I?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=spartandhp

[dchill]

1. "He says he didn't do it, so you have to listen to that."

If that sounds familiar, it's Trump talking about Roy Moore. It probably should similarly apply.

[BigmanPigman]

2. I love the person who threw a Russian flag at him.

He looks like Santa Claus. He is my new resistance hero.

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/377490-protester-throws-russian-flag-at-manafort-after-he-pleaded-not

[global1]

3. What's His Angle?.....

Mueller seems to have him dead to rights and Gates will probably testfy against him. Gates probably knows all and could sink Manafort. So what's Manafort's angle on this?

[poli3]

4. Gates was basically Manafort's Caddy

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A caddy isn't a player.

Manafort knows that Mueller would demand that Manafort reveal everything he knows (beyond Trump and going back into the old deals he made with various dictators and oligarchs going back decades - otherwise he knows Mueller would charge him with perjury) and if he did that, he'd be signing his own death warrant.