Ex-Trump campaign chair Manafort faces new money laundering probe

[Cebu_4_2]

Ex-Trump campaign chair Manafort faces new money laundering probe

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/10/24/ex-trump-campaign-chair-manafort-faces-new-money-laundering-probe.html

The Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office is pursuing an investigation into possible money laundering by Paul Manafort, said three people familiar with the matter, adding to the federal and state probes concerning the former Trump campaign chairman.

The investigation by the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York is being conducted in collaboration with a probe by special counsel Robert Mueller into Manafort and possible money laundering, according to two of these people.

A spokesman for Manafort declined to comment. Manafort has previously said he did nothing wrong.

The continuing Manhattan U.S. attorney’s probe, which hasn’t been previously reported, is unfolding at the same time the Brooklyn U.S. attorney’s office pursues an inquiry involving Kushner Cos., owned by the family of President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner.

Trump has interviewed and is poised to nominate candidates to lead the prosecutorial offices in both Manhattan and Brooklyn. The probes could complicate the confirmation process, especially because Trump is considering individuals with ties to his personal lawyer and to a political ally.

The inquiry in the Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office is being conducted at least in part by Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul Monteleoni, previously a member of the money-laundering and asset-forfeiture unit, who joined the public-corruption team in recent months, according to people familiar with the matter.

Click for more from the Wall Street Journal. (https://www.wsj.com/articles/former-trump-campaign-chairman-paul-manafort-faces-another-money-laundering-probe-1508888106)

[Joshua01]

New probe, blah, blah, new investigation, blah blah

Number of Indictments = 0
Number of Arrests = 0

Bah, this is just more dog food for the masses to slobber over
Ex-Trump campaign chair Manafort faces new money laundering probe

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/10/24/ex-trump-campaign-chair-manafort-faces-new-money-laundering-probe.html

The Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office is pursuing an investigation into possible money laundering by Paul Manafort, said three people familiar with the matter, adding to the federal and state probes concerning the former Trump campaign chairman.

The investigation by the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York is being conducted in collaboration with a probe by special counsel Robert Mueller into Manafort and possible money laundering, according to two of these people.

A spokesman for Manafort declined to comment. Manafort has previously said he did nothing wrong.

The continuing Manhattan U.S. attorney’s probe, which hasn’t been previously reported, is unfolding at the same time the Brooklyn U.S. attorney’s office pursues an inquiry involving Kushner Cos., owned by the family of President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner.

Trump has interviewed and is poised to nominate candidates to lead the prosecutorial offices in both Manhattan and Brooklyn. The probes could complicate the confirmation process, especially because Trump is considering individuals with ties to his personal lawyer and to a political ally.

The inquiry in the Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office is being conducted at least in part by Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul Monteleoni, previously a member of the money-laundering and asset-forfeiture unit, who joined the public-corruption team in recent months, according to people familiar with the matter.

Click for more from the Wall Street Journal. (https://www.wsj.com/articles/former-trump-campaign-chairman-paul-manafort-faces-another-money-laundering-probe-1508888106)

[cheka.]

what money? tweets are free

as the klitons proved - campaign money is just bribes, little to no effect on elections

[monty]

“He’s f**ked”, Trump blames Kushner for Mueller probe . . . Zero Hedge

"He's F**ked": Trump Blames Kushner For Mueller Probe As West Wing "Fears Impeachment", VF Reports (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-11-01/hes-fked-vanity-fair-says-trump-allies-west-wing-increasingly-fear-impeachment)

In a new bombshell report, Vanity Fair (https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/11/the-west-wing-trump-is-apoplectic-as-allies-fear-impeachment) says that for the first time since the Mueller investigation began earlier this year, key Trump allies in the West Wing are starting to worry that the notion of an impeachment might be slightly more than just a Democratic pipe dream. As former aide Sam Nunberg said, Mueller's indictment of Paul Manafort has sparked concerns in the White House that Mueller has every intention of parsing through every Trump/Kushner financial dealing until he uncovers something incriminating.

Until now, Robert Mueller has haunted Donald Trump’s White House as a hovering, mostly unseen menace. But by securing indictments of Paul Manafort and Rick Gates, and a surprise guilty plea from foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos, Mueller announced loudly that the Russia investigation poses an existential threat to the president. “Here’s what Manafort’s indictment tells me: Mueller is going to go over every financial dealing of Jared Kushner and the Trump Organization,” said former Trump campaign aide Sam Nunberg. “Trump is at 33 percent in Gallup. You can’t go any lower. He’s fucked.”

The first charges in the Mueller probe have kindled talk of what the endgame for Trump looks like, according to conversations with a half-dozen advisers and friends of the president. For the first time since the investigation began,the prospect of impeachment is being considered as a realistic outcome and not just a liberal fever dream. According to a source, advisers in the West Wing are on edge and doing whatever they can not to be ensnared. One person close to Dina Powell and Gary Cohn said they’re making sure to leave rooms if the subject of Russia comes up.



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While he has refrained so far from publicly criticizing Special Counsel Mueller, Vanity Fair says the President is growing increasingly frustrated and privately lashing out at his own legal team and even son-in-law Jared Kushner, who some around Trump have described as the "worst political adviser in the White House in modern history."

Trump, meanwhile, has reacted to the deteriorating situation by lashing out on Twitter and venting in private to friends. He’s frustrated that the investigation seems to have no end in sight. “Trump wants to be critical of Mueller,” one person who’s been briefed on Trump’s thinking says. “He thinks it’s unfair criticism. Clinton hasn’t gotten anything like this. And what about Tony Podesta? Trump is like, When is that going to end?”

According to two sources, Trump has complained to advisers about his legal team for letting the Mueller probe progress this far. Speaking to Steve Bannon on Tuesday, Trump blamed Jared Kushner for his role in decisions, specifically the firings of Mike Flynn and James Comey, that led to Mueller’s appointment, according to a source briefed on the call. When Roger Stone recently told Trump that Kushner was giving him bad political advice, Trump agreed, according to someone familiar with the conversation. “Jared is the worst political adviser in the White House in modern history,” Nunberg said. “I’m only saying publicly what everyone says behind the scenes at Fox News, in conservative media, and the Senate and Congress.”



Focusing on the Kushner angle, Trump is reportedly increasingly blaming his son-in-law for his role in decisions that led to the appointment of special counsel Robert Mueller. In a call Tuesday to former White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon, Trump put blame on Kushner for the part he took in choices to fire former national security adviser Michael Flynn and former FBI director James Comey, Vanity Fair reported.
Roger Stone also recently said Kushner wasn't giving Trump good advice — a sentiment which Trump reportedly agreed with, according to someone familiar with the conversation. Sam Nunberg, a former campaign aide to President Trump who was fired, echoed the statement.

"Jared is the worst political adviser in the White House in modern history,” Nunberg said. “I’m only saying publicly what everyone says behind the scenes at Fox News, in conservative media, and the Senate and Congress."

Meanwhile, former Chief Strategist Steve Bannon is apparently also increasingly concerned that the establishment GOP might jump at the opportunity to "fuck over Trump" by supporting impeachment proceedings. Among other things, Bannon has proposed that Trump hire a more aggressive head lawyer and go on the offensive to "defund Mueller’s investigation or limit its scope."

But these soft-power approaches are being criticized by Trump allies including Steve Bannon and Roger Stone, who both believe establishment Republicans are waiting for a chance to impeach Trump. “The establishment has proven time and time again they will fuck Trump over,” a Bannon ally told me.

In a series of phone calls with Trump on Monday and Tuesday, Bannon told the president to shake up the legal team by installing an aggressive lawyer above Cobb, according to two sources briefed on the call. Bannon has also discussed ways to pressure Congress to defund Mueller’s investigation or limit its scope. “Mueller shouldn’t be allowed to be a clean shot on goal,” a Bannon confidant told me. “He must be contested and checked. Right now he has unchecked power.”

Bannon’s sense of urgency is being fueled by his belief that Trump’s hold on power is slipping. The collapse of Obamacare repeal, and the dimming chances that tax reform will pass soon—many Trump allies are deeply pessimistic about its prospects—have created the political climate for establishment Republicans to turn on Trump. Two weeks ago, according to a source, Bannon did a spitball analysis of the Cabinet to see which members would remain loyal to Trump in the event the 25th Amendment were invoked, thereby triggering a vote to remove the president from office. Bannon recently told people he’s not sure if Trump would survive such a vote. “One thing Steve wants Trump to do is take this more seriously,” the Bannon confidant told me. “Stop joking around. Stop tweeting.”


So what comes next: is the end nigh for the Trump administration, torn apart by internal strife and intrigue, especially if it fails to pass tax reform, or will the administration simply slam Vanity Fair's reporting - as Bannon did three weeks ago (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-10-14/bannon-lashes-out-vanity-fair-trump-praises-former-chief-advisor-declaring-war-gop)after the publication reported that the former chief strategist had lost faith in Trump's ability to complete his current term - and press on (with or without Kushner)? And how will Mueller's probe impact any/all of this? We look forward to the answer, knowing that no matter the final outcome, stocks will simply keep grinding to new, record highs.

[crimethink]

I wonder if the allegation that Manafort has three US passports in three different names is true? If so, he's fucked regardless of anything else he did.

[monty]

Strange tweet from Oathkeeper USN Jack @usnjack

https://twitter.com/usnjack/status/926169144621453312

Mueller (who just happened to hire all pro-Hillary prosecutors and investigators) is secretly working with Trump to go after Hillary.

[Cebu_4_2]

Strange tweet from Oathkeeper USN Jack @usnjack

https://twitter.com/usnjack/status/926169144621453312

Mueller (who just happened to hire all pro-Hillary prosecutors and investigators) is secretly working with Trump to go after Hillary.


Wouldn't surprise me if Trump is going to catch them completely off guard.

[Joshua01]

That tweet got deleted, got a summary?
Strange tweet from Oathkeeper USN Jack @usnjack

https://twitter.com/usnjack/status/926169144621453312

Mueller (who just happened to hire all pro-Hillary prosecutors and investigators) is secretly working with Trump to go after Hillary.

[monty]

That tweet got deleted, got a summary?

No summary, but I just looked at his twitter acct. He has a thread which contradicts the above tweet https://twitter.com/USNJack/status/926206310751916034

[cheka.]

Strange tweet from Oathkeeper USN Jack @usnjack

https://twitter.com/usnjack/status/926169144621453312

Mueller (who just happened to hire all pro-Hillary prosecutors and investigators) is secretly working with Trump to go after Hillary.

pol people saying same -- laying the groundwork before going after killary/podesta/huma/etc

also soros being targeted - as one of his boys dungeon adventures hit the news today

leftists have been cheering mueller the whole way. too good to be true, that he takes down their fellows instead/too

[monty]

pol people saying same -- laying the groundwork before going after killary/podesta/huma/etc

also soros being targeted - as one of his boys dungeon adventures hit the news today

leftists have been cheering mueller the whole way. too good to be true, that he takes down their fellows instead/too

Who knows what to believe . . . .

[monty]

More from this guy USN Jack 2 hours ago

https://tttthreads.com/thread/926601377840852994?refreshed=refreshed

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Back earlier than anticipated. Things I learned include the Freedom Caucus bill demanding Mueller's resignation has no committee support.




The extent of what Mr. Sessions is claiming as recused areas has everyone on the right very concerned and angry, especially the exclusion




of the Clinton Foundation. The general understanding was the his exclusion only related to the allegations of Russian collusion by members




of the Trump campaign. For some reason, yet to be adequately explained to anyone (including the President), he also considers the entire




subject of the election and the candidates themselves off-limits. This strains all reason and besides Rosenstein and Mueller, nobody is




happy about it. Nobody on the right at least. There is also some shenanigans going on with the FBI information testimony on #UraniumOne (https://tttthreads.com/hashtag/UraniumOne) and




the FBI files on Fusion GPS/Orbis (Dossier). With the FBI informant, the DOJ is still trying to keep his evidence from a wide audience. All




attempts by Grassley and Nunes to use their oversight roles to conduct more open discovery thru hearings are being rebuffed. Nancy Pelosi




Adam Schiff and other key players are playing hardball as well. It is difficult to comprehend how the DOJ reporting to Trump is so




disrespectful and unresponsive to the orders and direction from the White House. My sense is that these close meetings with the FBI




are being setup so that the DNC members can leak information to the press discrediting his testimony and evidence while the GOP plays by the




rules being laid out by the DOJ working with (and in this case for) the DNC. On the Fusion GPS/Orbis side there is still some unknown aspect




that has the FBI, DOJ and the DNC in near panic. I honestly do not know what this element is, but it has something to do with the financial




information in the FBI's possession. My gut says that there are receipts that show direct payments to either former or current KGB agents by




Chris Steele that he in turn submitted for reimbursement to Perkins Coie. Clearly this would be a major issue and subject everyone involved




to criminal prosecution if we actually had an Attorney General. The information regarding McCabe not "really" recusing himself from the




Hillary email investigation as both he and the DOJ IG had reported is no surprise to anyone at the DOJ. Everyone knew he was running the




show and it appears that his relationship with Loretta Lynch may have actually been closer that that of Comey and Lynch. The reason I say




that is because it appears that McCabe had the direct communications with the DNC and the Clinton and Lynch wold get the "instructions" from




McCabe as to what the plans/strategy regarding deep-sixing the email investigation and then this would be conveyed to Comey by Lynch.




I have more research to do in this area, but the more I talk to people, the more I get the sense that Comey was director in title only, at




least when it involved the Clintons, high-profile political cases or engagement with the CIA, NSC or ODNI. Like I said, I have more research




do to in this area, but I am really starting to wonder if Comey even knew about the Susan Rice unmaskings, the persecution of Gen Flynn or




the counter-intel sting operations that McCabe was using against the Trump campaign to secure his FISA warrants. I will keep digging.