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Actually the special counsel was commissioned by the Justice dept to investigate Russian collusion in the 2016 election cycle.
Of the 12 charges against Manafort how many dealt with Russian collusion in the 2016 election? Apparently none.
Is Manafort a tax evading (illegal) money laundering (illegal) international lobbyist (not illegal) influence peddler (perhaps not illegal)? Probably he is and we will find out as his trial progresses (he and his minion pleaded not guilty).
Yet all of the charges deal with his prior employment before coming to the Trump campaign. So those who say "not related to Trump" are correct. There's more connection to John Podesta and his brother with regards to the indictment. Podesta group had dealings with Manafort when he was influence peddling and laundering money (allegedly) with Russia, the Ukraine et. al.
Now this is the question I want liberals to answer.
How dearly do liberals hold to the 4th Amendment?
The Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution provides that "[t]he right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized."
Fourth Amendment
This is what happened: special counsel given scope to investigate Trump campaign collusion with Russia with regards to 2016 election.
Special counsel raids the home of Manafort via forced entry, his wife in PJs as FBI picks the front door lock. Home raided of perhaps a corrupt man with no prior convictions and the evidence obtained has nothing to do with Manafort's tenure under Trump campaign. He now faces charges the Special counsel did not set out to investigate.
FBI raided Paul Manafort home as part of Russia probe - CNNPolitics
Liberals are you comfortable with an unelected arm of the Justice dept appointed by one unelected or Senate confirmed individual with such powers to violate private citizen's 4th Amendment rights?
Actually the special counsel was commissioned by the Justice dept to investigate Russian collusion in the 2016 election cycle.
Oh dear....a wailing and a gnashing of teeth...!
Mueller was also “commissioned” to investigate any other crimes that he may find as a result of his primary investigation. I realise that you’d really like this to go away, but you have to be truthful in your resistance....
Aren't we in a truth-free zone and in a world of alternative facts? Just listen to WH comments from yesterday. No one in the campaign knew the man who pleaded guilty. Of course, hundreds of emails are in Mueller's hands.
As in the past, folks may be indicted or impeached for lying to the FBI, the Commission or Congress. By far, it is the easiest crime to prove.
Plus the details of his plea bargain were sealed so he could be proactive cooperator in the investigation : Opinion | Why George Papadopoulos Is More Dangerous Than Paul ManafortPapadopoulos will make a fine witness. I'm sure that he has already provided all the emails between him, others in the campaign, in the transition and in the WH.
Third, a paragraph in the plea agreement indicates that Mr. Papadopoulos pleaded guilty on Oct. 5 and the plea was sealed so that he could act as a “proactive cooperator.” The meaning of that phrase is unclear. But one nerve-racking possible implication is that Mr. Papadopoulos has recently worn a wire in conversations with other former campaign officials.
Actually the special counsel was commissioned by the Justice dept to investigate Russian collusion in the 2016 election cycle.
Of the 12 charges against Manafort how many dealt with Russian collusion in the 2016 election? Apparently none.
Is Manafort a tax evading (illegal) money laundering (illegal) international lobbyist (not illegal) influence peddler (perhaps not illegal)? Probably he is and we will find out as his trial progresses (he and his minion pleaded not guilty).
Yet all of the charges deal with his prior employment before coming to the Trump campaign. So those who say "not related to Trump" are correct. There's more connection to John Podesta and his brother with regards to the indictment. Podesta group had dealings with Manafort when he was influence peddling and laundering money (allegedly) with Russia, the Ukraine et. al.
Now this is the question I want liberals to answer.
How dearly do liberals hold to the 4th Amendment?
The Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution provides that "[t]he right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized."
Fourth Amendment
This is what happened: special counsel given scope to investigate Trump campaign collusion with Russia with regards to 2016 election.
Special counsel raids the home of Manafort via forced entry, his wife in PJs as FBI picks the front door lock. Home raided of perhaps a corrupt man with no prior convictions and the evidence obtained has nothing to do with Manafort's tenure under Trump campaign. He now faces charges the Special counsel did not set out to investigate.
FBI raided Paul Manafort home as part of Russia probe - CNNPolitics
Liberals are you comfortable with an unelected arm of the Justice dept appointed by one unelected or Senate confirmed individual with such powers to violate private citizen's 4th Amendment rights?
Plus the details of his plea bargain were sealed so he could be proactive cooperator in the investigation : Opinion | Why George Papadopoulos Is More Dangerous Than Paul Manafort
Actually the special counsel was commissioned by the Justice dept to investigate Russian collusion in the 2016 election cycle.
Especially when they plead guilty. Donald's team may be scrambling to claim they never knew Papadopoulos, but I'll bet my blessings he knows them...
Here's a picture of Trump and Papadopoulos together :
He's the guy in the dark tie two down from Jeff "had-to-recuse-himself-from-the-Russia-investivation" Sessions.
Actually the special counsel was commissioned by the Justice dept to investigate Russian collusion in the 2016 election cycle.
Of the 12 charges against Manafort how many dealt with Russian collusion in the 2016 election? Apparently none.
Is Manafort a tax evading (illegal) money laundering (illegal) international lobbyist (not illegal) influence peddler (perhaps not illegal)? Probably he is and we will find out as his trial progresses (he and his minion pleaded not guilty).
Yet all of the charges deal with his prior employment before coming to the Trump campaign. So those who say "not related to Trump" are correct. There's more connection to John Podesta and his brother with regards to the indictment. Podesta group had dealings with Manafort when he was influence peddling and laundering money (allegedly) with Russia, the Ukraine et. al.
Now this is the question I want liberals to answer.
How dearly do liberals hold to the 4th Amendment?
The Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution provides that "[t]he right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized."
Fourth Amendment
This is what happened: special counsel given scope to investigate Trump campaign collusion with Russia with regards to 2016 election.
Special counsel raids the home of Manafort via forced entry, his wife in PJs as FBI picks the front door lock. Home raided of perhaps a corrupt man with no prior convictions and the evidence obtained has nothing to do with Manafort's tenure under Trump campaign. He now faces charges the Special counsel did not set out to investigate.
FBI raided Paul Manafort home as part of Russia probe - CNNPolitics
Liberals are you comfortable with an unelected arm of the Justice dept appointed by one unelected or Senate confirmed individual with such powers to violate private citizen's 4th Amendment rights?
Especially when they plead guilty. Donald's team may be scrambling to claim they never knew Papadopoulos, but I'll bet my blessings he knows them...
...and for a little time off his sentence, I'll bet he'll talk all about it.
Only just caught this but Trump is personally vetting the nominees for federal prosecutors in New York and Washington DC, you know the people who will be responsible for prosecuting Manefort and co. How will Donald Trump respond to the Russia investigation? | Lawrence Douglas
The way I get this Manfort has been doing this for years and we're talking millions of dollars.
That's not really the significance of the Papadopoulos documents. This is what I'm taking from it:
(a) Papadopoulos was working/communicating with actor(s) he knew were trying to subvert the election (he had been made aware of Clinton email, felt it necessary to lie about his contacts)
(b) Papadopoulos had discussions with high level campaign officials after the point he became aware of such email
(c) Mueller has additional information on this topic he has not yet revealed, and Papadopoulos is now cooperating with Mueller
I'm not a lawyer, so take this with a grain of salt. None of this implies Trump colluded with Russia. What it seems designed to do is put pressure on unnamed campaign officials. The question is, "how much information did Papadopoulus pass onto them".
I'm not going to say it's a 100% thing, but the wording and timing of this suggests to me that Mueller either strongly suspects or is fully aware that Papadopoulus passed at least some information to them with regard to Clinton email. If true, and again I don't guarantee it is, this in turn raises many more questions about the Trump campaign, some of Trump's denials, and other events like Trump Jr's meeting.
The story isn't over yet. The next act could be a lot more interesting. There are still many unknowns.
*Ya know he was a volunteer and not on a payroll, he was trying to be noticed.
Alan Dershowitz who is a far left liberal but a darn good lawyer still says there is still nothing illegal here.
That's pretty hard to buy given that there's already one criminal conviction coming out of this recently released information.
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