WTF Revelations From the 'Criminal Information' at the Center of Paul Manafort's Guilty Plea
In conjunction with Paul Manafort’s guilty plea Friday before the federal District Court of Washington, D.C., Special Counsel Robert Mueller filed 76 pages of “Superseding Criminal Information,” detailing wrongdoing by the disgraced Republican lobbyist who served as chair of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign.
In the document, outlining Manafort’s illegal financial dealing and unlawful lobbying activities on behalf of Ukraine, Mueller reveals that Manafort talks to his associates like a wiseguy on the Sopranos; “laundered” millions of dollars; and “knowingly and intentionally” deceived the Department of Justice, among other malfeasance, including “witness tampering.”
Here, Rolling Stone has compiled the seven most WTF details from Mueller’s document, revealing the character of the criminal president Trump has praised as a “brave man!”
1. Manafort “Laundered” Millions
“Manafort laundered more than $30 million to buy property, goods, and services in the United States, income that he concealed from the United States Treasury, the Department of Justice, and others. MANAFORT cheated the United States out of over $15 million in taxes.”
2. Manafort Lobbied Illegally
“MANAFORT knew it was illegal to lobby government officials and engage in public relations activities (hereinafter collectively referred to as lobbying) in the United States on behalf of a foreign government or political party, without registering with the United States Government under the Foreign Agents Registration Act. MANAFORT knew he was lobbying in the United States for the Government of Ukraine.”
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https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/manafort-guilty-plea-mueller-criminal-information-724587/
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