U.S. rests its case against former Trump aide Manafort

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U.S. prosecutors on Monday rested their case against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort after 10 days of testimony detailing how he avoided taxes on at least $16 million of income and lied to banks to maintain an extravagant lifestyle once his work for pro-Kremlin politicians in Ukraine dried up.

More than two dozen witnesses painted a picture of Manafort, 69, as a lavish spender with little regard for the law. A political consultant in the Ukraine, Manafort stashed his money in 31 undisclosed offshore bank accounts, and skirted taxes on that income by wiring it directly to vendors to snap up real estate, bespoke suits, cars and antique rugs, the witnesses said.

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[redstatebluegirl]

1. I still think Trump promised him a pardon, that is why he is so smug.

[laserhaas]

2. Could be, once convicted, Manafort has a plea deal

Not unheard of....

[pecosbob]

3. Could be we allow Ukraine to extradite him for his crimes there...

would be poetic justice for his enabling Yanukovych.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

4. A pardon won't help Manafort at the state level...

Charges against Manafort in New York should stick. He evaded paying taxes there too. Amongst other things.

[spooky3]

5. he surely violated VA income tax laws (where he is currently being tried) and has another

trial in DC soon. Likely violated their income tax laws, too.

[Fiendish Thingy]

6. I don't believe the state of NY has indicted Manafort yet nt

[ProudMNDemocrat]

8. State Bank Fraud Charges too are applicable to Manafort......

He is not off the hook after the Federal trials are concluded.

[Fiendish Thingy]

11. Indeed, but I don't think those charges have been filed nt

[hibbing]

7. Will that ostrich jacket be auctioned off? How about his rug? n/t

[Achilleaze]

9. Why do republicans wear obscenely expensive ostrich jackets?

Is that another thing Pooty Poot makes them do? Wouldn't the world be better off if fatcat republican traitors donated the money to the poor and hungry, rather than squandering it on needless tasteless crap for themselves? Indeed it would.

[laserhaas]

10. Ostrich jacket! - Why not have fromfroma Doo Doo bird?

It would be more a'pealing

[marble falls]

12. A lot of that money will be the vapor remains of laundered Russian money. Wait till ...

Mueller gets a hold of him in court.

[laserhaas]

13. That's it, case goes to jury with No Defense!

No Defense - Really?

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