(10-30-2017 10:08 AM)tanqtonic Wrote:  

(10-30-2017 09:17 AM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  i skimmed through the indictment, and failed to find two words: collusion or Trump.

sounds like tax evasion/money laundering/failure to fill out papers.

so what does this mean for the investigation in Trump/Russia collusion to steal the election?

awaiting the word from qualified lawyers here.

12 counts --

2 are for false statements to the Feds (one being the FARA statements);
1 for being unregistered foreign agent in 2014 (yes, 2014);
3 counts of failure file foreign bank reports (from 2012-2014);
4 counts of failure to file foreign bank reports (from 2012-2015);
1 count of money laundering (payments related to the unregistered foreign agent);
1 count of conspiracy (for the unregistered foreign agent).

Yeah, charges highly on point I would say. Especially time wise. (/sarcasm)

Interesting the co-defendant in everything is Gates, who has *no* connection to the Trump campaign in the slightest.

About par for what I expected from a special prosecutor investigation.

Gates has no connection? Try again.

Quote: Gates took the helm of the campaign's operations for the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland and was eventually promoted to deputy campaign manager...

Although Manafort left the campaign in late August 2016, facing mounting questions about his political consulting in Ukraine, Gates remained.

After Donald Trump won the White House, Gates became close with Trump's friend Tom Barrack, who was tapped to lead the Presidential Inauguration Committee. Gates became the No. 2 man in charge of planning for Trump's Jan. 20 swearing-in. Gates still works as an adviser to Barrack, a role he has held since March 2017.

Once Trump was in the White House, Gates joined the 501©(4) organization America First Policies, aimed at pushing Trump's agenda.

But it was not long before Gates was pulled into the special counsel's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. Gates was removed from the organization in late March 2017.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/rick-gate...d=50809402

Also, George Papadopoulos has now plead guilty to making false statements to the FBI during the investigation.

Quote:...after he lied about his interactions with foreign officials close to the Russian government...

In court records unsealed on Monday, the FBI said George Papadopoulos "falsely described his interactions with a certain foreign contact who discussed 'dirt' related to emails" concerning Hillary Clinton. Records also describe an email between Trump campaign officials suggesting they were considering acting on Russian invitations to go to Russia.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/30/politics/p...index.html