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Mueller reveals closer

artappraiser — Fri, 29 Jun 2018 00:27:53 +0000

In reply to Judge in Manafort case pushes back on prosecutors

Mueller reveals closer Manafort ties to Russian oligarch

Paul Manafort and his wife received a $10 million loan from Oleg Deripaska, a Russian oligarch with ties to Vladimir Putin.

By JOSH MEYER @ Politico.com, 06/27/2018 10:17 PM EDT

Federal court documents unsealed Wednesday reveal that former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort had much closer ties to a Russian oligarch linked to Vladimir Putin than had been previously disclosed.

A company jointly owned by Manafort and his wife received a $10 million loan in 2010 from the oligarch, Oleg Deripaska, according to the documents, which also alleged that the Russian billionaire provided financial backing for Manafort’s consulting work in Ukraine as far back as 2005.

That information came from a source whose name was redacted in the documents, suggesting that one of Manafort’s former associates has cooperated with special counsel Robert Mueller’s wide-ranging investigation into whether the Trump campaign coordinated with Russia in its efforts to influence the 2016 presidential election.

“Obviously this is another tie between Manafort and Russian intelligence,” Asha Rangappa, a former FBI counterintelligence agent, said of the new disclosures, citing Deripaska’s deep ties to Putin and the Kremlin [....]

Manafort Trial to Go Forward,

artappraiser — Wed, 27 Jun 2018 02:13:28 +0000

In reply to Judge Ellis decides to let

Manafort Trial to Go Forward, but With a Warning for Mueller

By SHARON LaFRANIERE @ NYTimes.com, 7:23 PM ET

The judge, who had challenged whether prosecutors had exceeded their authority, decided that they had not. But he also expressed concern that a position like Robert S. Mueller III’s not be “deployed as a political weapon.”

thanks for keeping up with

artappraiser — Tue, 26 Jun 2018 21:29:25 +0000

In reply to Judge Ellis decides to let

thanks for keeping up with this!

(Also personal thanks for a most eloquent comment you wrote about 24 hrs. ago on another thread. I imagine you put a lot of thought in it and I want you to know it was most appreciated. No need to reply.)

Judge Ellis decides to let

moat — Tue, 26 Jun 2018 21:15:59 +0000

In reply to Judge in Manafort case pushes back on prosecutors

Judge Ellis decides to let Manafort trial go forward in Virginia.

Hmmm. Not sure using OJ as a

barefooted — Sat, 26 May 2018 21:52:06 +0000

In reply to It took 7 months for OJ

Hmmm. Not sure using OJ as a calming example is necessarily helpful.

I take your point about the

moat — Sat, 26 May 2018 20:20:33 +0000

In reply to It took 7 months for OJ

I take your point about the typical pace of judicial processes. It is this other process in play, trying to eat it before it grows up, that makes me nervous.
I would employ a metaphor but I just got a T.O.S warning that I have nearly bagged my metaphor limit for the entire year and it is not even June yet.

It took 7 months for OJ

PeraclesPlease — Sat, 26 May 2018 20:07:52 +0000

In reply to I agree with the arguments

It took 7 months for OJ indictment to trial starting, and arguably much less complex.

I agree with the arguments

moat — Sat, 26 May 2018 20:02:37 +0000

In reply to Manafort was first indicted

I agree with the arguments that these questions of venue and evidence don't alter the ultimate legal peril Manafort faces.
The delays in the process are disconcerting.

Manafort was first indicted

PeraclesPlease — Sat, 26 May 2018 19:17:50 +0000

In reply to I am not sure the tempest is

Manafort was first indicted in October, 7 months ago, with a whole new array of charges in January - he's facing trial in 2 jurisdictions. Ellis is known complainer, but that doesn't mean he sticks to his complaints. Just 2 months ago he was noting Manafort was likely to spend the rest of his life in jail. Don't panic. It's all going swimmingly.

https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/03/13/judge-trump-campa...

I am not sure the tempest is

moat — Sat, 26 May 2018 18:03:34 +0000

In reply to Ellis schedules Manafort

I am not sure the tempest is over. The official start of the trial is one thing. Ellis has still not ruled on the jurisdiction question. Could he not kick the can further down the road?