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Let's Face it: Did Paul Manafort Ever Really Leave the Trump Campaign OR Administration?
by
AlyoshaKaramazov
Community
(This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.)
Sunday, Dec. 30, 2018
Sunday, Dec. 30, 2018
at
1:49:00pm PST
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The truth of it:
1980 —
Manafort goes into lobbying
business with Roger Stone
2004 through 2015 Manafort travels to Moscow at least 18 times
June 2005 — Manafort pitches himself to Russian Oligarch, Oleg Deripaska
2007 — Manafort works for Pro-Putin Viktor Yanukovych
2012 to 2013 — Manafort deep in debt to Russian interests
2013 — Manafort has dinner with Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (Harley Rouda beats him, 2018)
July, 2014 — Manafort meets with Obama’s DOJ to talk about Ukraine and Cypress banking
In February 2016, Manafort pitches to
Donald Trump
to join his campaign
In March 29th, 2016, he joined
Trump's presidential campaign
at a salary of $0.00, even though he is flat broke and owes millions to Russians. Via Tom Barrack
April 11th, 2016 — Manafort to Russian Assoc.: ‘How Do We Use Campaign to Get Whole?’ meaning use Trump campaign to get Manafort out of debt to Russians.
April 19th — Manafort assumes greater control of campaign
On June 9, 2016, Manafort,
Donald Trump Jr.
, and
Jared Kushner
were participants in
a meeting
with Russian attorney
Natalia Veselnitskaya
and several others at
Trump Tower
.
On June 20, 2016, Trump fired campaign manager
Corey Lewandowski
and promoted Manafort to the position. Manafort gained control of the daily operations of the campaign.
July 7th, Manafort offers to brief Oligarch close to Putin, Oleg Deripaska
July 12th, 2016 — Manafort manipulates a Trump dinner with Mike Pence, then proceeds to leak and make sure Pence is nominee.
July 14th, 2016 — Trump/Manafort get GOP to change platform on Ukraine
July 14th, 2016 — Pence as VP pick is “leaked, (Manafort?)” so as to axe Christie, who Trump wanted.
July 24th, 2016 — Manafort lies about connections to Russia with campaign.
July 31st, trump and Manafort lie about not knowing anything about GOP platform change.
Early August, 2016 — Manafort Meets with Kilimnik
In August 2016, Manafort's connections to former
Ukrainian President
Viktor Yanukovych
and his pro-Russian
Party of Regions
drew national attention
On August 17, 2016, Donald Trump received his first security briefing.
COINCIDENTALLY, The same day, August 17, Trump shook up his campaign organization in a way that appeared to minimize Manafort's role.
August 19, just two days later, Manafort resigns from the campaign and on same day creates a shell company, then receives a $3.5mil loan from Spruce Capital.
April to November, 2016 — at least 18 phone calls and emails between Trump campaign and Russian officials, including six contacts with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak.
Sept., 2016 — FBI holds sub-inquiries in Russian interference with Manafort and others (Flynn, Gates, etc.)
Oct. 28th — Comey’s letter to congress about reopening Clinton investigation
Oct. 31st, 2016 — Manafort denies that FBI is investigating Trump campaign and Russia.
Dec. 9th, 2016 — Manafort asked about Transition —
“I don’t really want to talk about who I’m speaking to, but I’m aware of what’s going on.”
Dec. 2016 — Manafort obtains $16mil in loans from Trump Economic Advisor Stephen Calk
January 10th, 2017 — Manafort Calls Priebus to brief Trump about ‘Steele Dossier’
Trump quotes Russia as saying that dossier is a fabrication.
Trump obsesses over Steele Dossier for another six days, adding we “should trust Putin”
Feb-March, 2017 Manafort’s role in campaign downplayed
March-April, 2017 — Manafort interviewed by Senate and House “Intelligence” Committee
June 2017, Manafort files as a foreign agent
June 2nd 17th — Mueller takes over control of Russia/Trump investigation
Spring & Summer, 2017 — Manafort advises Trump how to discredit Mueller
July, 2017 — Reports of Trump Tower meeting, involving Manafort, come out. Manafort subpoaned.
July 26th, 2017 — Manafort’s home raided by FBI
Sept. 2017 — Reported that Manafort under FBI surveillance after leaving campaign. Must have made an impression in those FBI inquiries, huh?
Oct. 27, 2017 indicted on multiple counts: conspiracy against the U.S.(COLLUSION), conspiracy to launder money, false statements and failure to file reports of foreign bank and financial accounts.
Oct. 2017 —
More money ties to Russia for Manafort
reported
Nov. 2017 — Trump “appears” to dump Manafort.
Jan. 2018 — Manafort sues Mueller and later loses.
Feb. 1st, 2018 — Rick Gates lies to Mueller about Manafort’s 2013 Ukraine meetings
Feb. 14th, 2018 — Alex van der Zwaan pleads guilty to lying about Ukraine meetings
February, 2018, Manafort
hit with additional tax evasion and bank fraud charges
.
Feb. 18th, 2018 Gates pleas out
June 2018, Mueller's team
brought additional charges
of obstruction of justice against Manafort
Sept. 14th, 2018 — Manafort will cooperate with Mueller as part of guilty plea, prosecutor says
Nov. 28th, 2018, it is found that Manafort and Trump legal defenses were cooperating, AFTER Manafort signed up to cooperate with Prosecutors, so Sept. 14th on….
www.nbcnews.com/…
Who here thinks that Paul Manafort EVER stopped talking with Trump and his people?
And he did this KNOWING he was being surveilled.