InsaneZero
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Lack of a record can be evidence in itself, you realize.
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FBI conducted predawn raid of former Trump campaign chairman Manaforts home
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They also keep records so the other crooks they work with can't stiff or try and cheat them. Anyone working with huge amounts of money is going to keep a record of it because the downsides of not keeping said records can be immense.
habithipster
Member
FaceApp changed the course of history.
BoboBrazil
Member
Hopefully they got all computers and cell phones. They need to look and see if there are any Gmail drafts or deleted texts.
Bam Bam Baklava
Member
LOL, like Trump cares if Manafort cheated on his wife.
Effigenius
Member
The most impressive thing is that Trump managed not to whine about this on Twitter that whole time.
Or maybe they just didnt tell him.
Or maybe they just didnt tell him.
Instead he blasted everyone in an unhinged Tweet storm. It's a pretty big "tell".
Captain Pants
Killed by a goddamned Dredgeling
That is fucking amazing. I would have shit my pants if I was him.
To Far Away Times
Member
In any other presidency, this would be a major story with 150 pages or more on GAF. But with Trump, major stories like this just feel like a Wednesday.
But make no mistake, Trump and friends are shitting bricks right now.
But make no mistake, Trump and friends are shitting bricks right now.
Random Human
They were trying to grab your prize. They work for the mercenary. The masked man.
NullPointer
Member
So true. We've fallen far in just a few months.
KoopaTheCasual
Junior Member
This.
After this Trump miasma is all said and done, I think then we'll actually have to open the conversation on "leakers" because in a more just Administration, leaks could be very harmful. There's also the argument that it's only this leaky because of Trump, which is certainly highly possible. But lets hope things return to normal, soon afterwards.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
The same day is when he made the tweetstorm about banning trans soldiers and how we are a country of God
Ah yes, draining the swamp, and 538th dimensional chess at work right there.
Fuck lol my bad
Fancyarcher
Member
"Don't trust the source, it's fake news".
If you ever needed proof that the Trump base of the the_donald and other places are either entirely a legion of bots, or the ones that are not bots are 100% sheep who just repeat whatever talking point they are given en mass, their big defence of this is "it was three weeks ago, if there was anything found we'd have heard about it so there was nothing found".
This is proof that they just repeat the talking point they're given without thought because every one of them is saying "three weeks" specifically.
It was two weeks ago, not three. None of them noticed this.
This is proof that they just repeat the talking point they're given without thought because every one of them is saying "three weeks" specifically.
It was two weeks ago, not three. None of them noticed this.
Also about how Sessions should 'deal' with the acting FBI director. So he really did complain, just offhandedly,
BoboBrazil
Member
After he found this out it's funny how he also started sending messages of appreciation to Mueller
The fact the FBI raided his residence is a big deal. To get warrants to go in and take stuff means a Judge signed off with probable cause and certainly suggests they did not feel subpoena power was enough to guarantee compliance with demands.
Throw in the National Enquirer suddenly having a sex scandal and you know shits going down
Throw in the National Enquirer suddenly having a sex scandal and you know shits going down
KernelPanic
Member
Makes me wonder what they have in order to have a search warrant approved for this.
Nazgul_Hunter
Member
They woke him up by knocking on his BEDROOM door. That's how serious this was.
Jag
Member
Damn. If you worked for Trump, probably time to start wearing your good underwear to bed.
RustyNails
Member
Bobby if ur planning on sending nice fbi agents to mar-a-lago please let me know ok. Btw how does steak dinner for tomorrow sound?
-ur pal Donal.
Check out this Paul Manafort, Russia, & Trump campaign timeline... It's crazy.
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Late 2004
Russian loyalist, Viktor Yanukovych of the "Party of Regions" political party, wins the Ukrainian presidential election. After serious concerns of fraud and public outcry, a subsequent vote is held - Yanukovych, and the Party of Regions loses.
June 2005
Paul Manafort pitches himself to Russian billionaire and close Vladimir Putin confidante, Oleg Deripaska, with a plan to influence the politics, business dealings, and news coverage inside the USA, Europe, and former Soviet republics that will "greatly benefit" President Putin's government.
Late 2005
Paul Manafort begins executing his plan for Oleg Deripaska and begins receiving $10 million dollars annually from Deripaska.
Early 2006
The Party of Regions hire Paul Manafort.
August 2006
With Paul Manafort's help, Party of Regions wins a number of parliament seats and Viktor Yanukovych becomes Prime Minister.
Sometime in 2007
Party of Regions begins sending under-the-table payments to Paul Manafort.
February 2010
With Paul Manafort as an adviser, Viktor Yanukovych is elected president of Ukraine. Manafort expresses concerns of voter fraud against his client before the election.
Sometime in 2012
Party of Regions under-the-table payments to Paul Manafort end. Nearly $13 million dollars in payments were made.
Sometime in 2012
Paul Manafort and an associate (who would also go on to work for the Trump campaign) help the Party of Regions secretly route over $2 million dollars into a non-profit organization. The money was used to hire Washington lobbyists that would influence US policy. They did not register as foreign agents.
Sometime in 2013
Paul Manafort is millions of dollars in debt to Pro-Russian officials.
February 2014
After nearly 4 months of extreme civil unrest and protests, Viktor Yanukovych, with the help of Vladimir Putin, flees to Russia (where he still lives in exile).
March 2014
Crimea, a Party of Regions stronghold, is annexed by Russia.
September 2014
Paul Manafort is hired by remnants of the Party of Regions to transform the party. Manafort renames the party "Opposition Bloc" with the intent "to gather the largest number of people opposed to the current government, you needed to avoid anything concrete, and just become a symbol of being opposed."
February 29, 2016
Paul Manafort pitches himself to Donald Trump for a position in his campaign.
March 19, 2016
Russian hackers obtain access to John Podesta and DNC email accounts.
March 28, 2016
Paul Manafort is hired by the Donald Trump campaign.
April 2016
Trump campaign contacts with Russian officials begin.
May 9, 2016
Paul Manafort becomes unofficial/co-chairman of Donald Trump's campaign.
June 9, 2016
Paul Manafort, Donald Trump Jr, and Jared Kushner meet officials linked to Russian government after being promised damaging information on Hillary Clinton.
June 17, 2016
Donald Trump declares that there is an impending release of information that will negatively affect Hillary Clinton.
June 20, 2016
Paul Manafort officially becomes Donald Trump's campaign manager.
July 2016
Donald Trump campaign officials intervene at the Republican National Convention to remove a call for arming the Ukrainian army in an effort to fight Russian forces.
July 22, 2016
DNC emails from Russia hack are released on WikiLeaks
July 2016
The FBI opens an investigation into Trump campaign-Russia connections.
Sometime in 2016
US intelligence agencies intercept communications of Russian operatives discussing their efforts and conversations with Paul Manafort who was encouraging help from the Russians.
August 14, 2016
Party of Regions secret ledger is discovered and secret payments to Paul Manafort are revealed.
August 19, 2016
Paul Manafort resigns as Donald Trump's campaign manager.
November 10, 2016
Two days after the US Presidential Election, Russia's top diplomats confirm that they had maintained contacts within Trump's "immediate entourage" during the campaign.
January 10, 2017
The Steele Dossier declares a "well-developed conspiracy" between Russia and the Trump campaign managed by Paul Manafort who was using Carter Page and others as intermediaries.
May 9, 2017
Donald Trump fires FBI Director James Comey.
July 8, 2017
Trump-Campaign/Russia meeting from June 2016 becomes public.
July 25, 2017
Paul Manafort meets with the Senate Intelligence Committee to answer questions and hand over his notes from the June 2016 meeting.
July 26, 2017
The FBI raids Paul Manafort's home.
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Late 2004
Russian loyalist, Viktor Yanukovych of the "Party of Regions" political party, wins the Ukrainian presidential election. After serious concerns of fraud and public outcry, a subsequent vote is held - Yanukovych, and the Party of Regions loses.
June 2005
Paul Manafort pitches himself to Russian billionaire and close Vladimir Putin confidante, Oleg Deripaska, with a plan to influence the politics, business dealings, and news coverage inside the USA, Europe, and former Soviet republics that will "greatly benefit" President Putin's government.
Late 2005
Paul Manafort begins executing his plan for Oleg Deripaska and begins receiving $10 million dollars annually from Deripaska.
Early 2006
The Party of Regions hire Paul Manafort.
August 2006
With Paul Manafort's help, Party of Regions wins a number of parliament seats and Viktor Yanukovych becomes Prime Minister.
Sometime in 2007
Party of Regions begins sending under-the-table payments to Paul Manafort.
February 2010
With Paul Manafort as an adviser, Viktor Yanukovych is elected president of Ukraine. Manafort expresses concerns of voter fraud against his client before the election.
Sometime in 2012
Party of Regions under-the-table payments to Paul Manafort end. Nearly $13 million dollars in payments were made.
Sometime in 2012
Paul Manafort and an associate (who would also go on to work for the Trump campaign) help the Party of Regions secretly route over $2 million dollars into a non-profit organization. The money was used to hire Washington lobbyists that would influence US policy. They did not register as foreign agents.
Sometime in 2013
Paul Manafort is millions of dollars in debt to Pro-Russian officials.
February 2014
After nearly 4 months of extreme civil unrest and protests, Viktor Yanukovych, with the help of Vladimir Putin, flees to Russia (where he still lives in exile).
March 2014
Crimea, a Party of Regions stronghold, is annexed by Russia.
September 2014
Paul Manafort is hired by remnants of the Party of Regions to transform the party. Manafort renames the party "Opposition Bloc" with the intent "to gather the largest number of people opposed to the current government, you needed to avoid anything concrete, and just become a symbol of being opposed."
February 29, 2016
Paul Manafort pitches himself to Donald Trump for a position in his campaign.
March 19, 2016
Russian hackers obtain access to John Podesta and DNC email accounts.
March 28, 2016
Paul Manafort is hired by the Donald Trump campaign.
April 2016
Trump campaign contacts with Russian officials begin.
May 9, 2016
Paul Manafort becomes unofficial/co-chairman of Donald Trump's campaign.
June 9, 2016
Paul Manafort, Donald Trump Jr, and Jared Kushner meet officials linked to Russian government after being promised damaging information on Hillary Clinton.
June 17, 2016
Donald Trump declares that there is an impending release of information that will negatively affect Hillary Clinton.
June 20, 2016
Paul Manafort officially becomes Donald Trump's campaign manager.
July 2016
Donald Trump campaign officials intervene at the Republican National Convention to remove a call for arming the Ukrainian army in an effort to fight Russian forces.
July 22, 2016
DNC emails from Russia hack are released on WikiLeaks
July 2016
The FBI opens an investigation into Trump campaign-Russia connections.
Sometime in 2016
US intelligence agencies intercept communications of Russian operatives discussing their efforts and conversations with Paul Manafort who was encouraging help from the Russians.
August 14, 2016
Party of Regions secret ledger is discovered and secret payments to Paul Manafort are revealed.
August 19, 2016
Paul Manafort resigns as Donald Trump's campaign manager.
November 10, 2016
Two days after the US Presidential Election, Russia's top diplomats confirm that they had maintained contacts within Trump's "immediate entourage" during the campaign.
January 10, 2017
The Steele Dossier declares a "well-developed conspiracy" between Russia and the Trump campaign managed by Paul Manafort who was using Carter Page and others as intermediaries.
May 9, 2017
Donald Trump fires FBI Director James Comey.
July 8, 2017
Trump-Campaign/Russia meeting from June 2016 becomes public.
July 25, 2017
Paul Manafort meets with the Senate Intelligence Committee to answer questions and hand over his notes from the June 2016 meeting.
July 26, 2017
The FBI raids Paul Manafort's home.
It's hilarious how the Trump camp wants to pretend an affair with a much younger woman is horribly scandalous. As if it's something Trump himself hasn't done.
Face app is just a portal to the brighter timeline.
shadow_shogun
Member
Oh shit
We have a flip ladies and gents.
NullPointer
Member
Random Human
They were trying to grab your prize. They work for the mercenary. The masked man.
Mueller's professional flipper lawyer earning his keep.
Greigor The Fellhand
Member
the Fort snake has flipped!
no wonder why trump has been trying to throw manafort under the bus
no wonder why trump has been trying to throw manafort under the bus
Jorok Goldblade
Member
Flipping game like :
CopperPuppy
Member
What does that mean alerted? Did he sing when they questioned him? Did he alert them the day he got invited to the meeting? We need more context.