pleaded guilty except one, manafort. today the team hit mueller with a super ceded indictment. charging him with five counts including conspiracy against the united states. they say he retained a group of politicians to take positions favorable to the ukraine, including by lobbying in the united states. he used four offshore accounts to pay the former politicians. and while the white house distances its from any of the charges against paul manafort or rick gates, saying they have nothing to do with the campaign. these charges may make manafort more willing to cooperate with the mueller team, in exchange for less jail time. what could he offer? information on the june 2016 meeting he attended at trump tower. the meeting that russia offered dirt on hillary clinton. information that don junior said if it s what you say i love it.
with today s guilty plea by former trump campaign adviser rick gates, the pressure is now building on paul manafort. so far the mueller team has indicted 19 people. of the six mon russians all have pleaded guilty except one, manafort. today the team hit mueller with a super ceded indictment. charging him with five counts including conspiracy against the united states. they say he retained a group of politicians to take positions favorable to the ukraine, including by lobbying in the united states. he used four offshore accounts to pay the former politicians. and while the white house distances its from any of the charges against paul manafort or rick gates, saying they have nothing to do with the campaign.
of the six mon russians all have pleaded guilty except one, manafort. today the team hit mueller with a super ceded indictment. charging him with five counts including conspiracy against the united states. they say he retained a group of politicians to take positions favorable to the ukraine, including by lobbying in the united states. he used four offshore accounts to pay the former politicians. and while the white house distances its from any of the charges against paul manafort or rick gates, saying they have nothing to do with the campaign. these charges may make manafort more willing to cooperate with the mueller team, in exchange for less jail time. what could he offer? information on the june 2016 meeting he attended at trump tower. the meeting that russia offered