Rick Gates’ testimony nails the coffin on Manafort. Gates’ testimony is fully corroborated by other witnesses and massive troves of voluminous paper-trail evidence including Manafort’s own tax returns and loan applications.
Manafort’s attorneys are trying to portray Gates as being untrustworthy because he admits to lying and committing crimes and claim he is only ratting out on Manafort to get a better plea deal, but beyond the massive extent of supporting documentary corroboration, the prosecution has explained to the jury that Gates’ plea deal is contingent on telling the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, and one false statement could cause him to lose his entire deal (after he has already confessed), so he has a powerful incentive to only tell the truth.
So Manafort’s exclusive gated community palace becomes his jail when the Gates-keeper changes the locks.
In the final act Glorious Leader pardons all involved, including himself. The Republican party then nominates Glorious Leader as their next presidential candidate. How does the vote go, this time?
How America stopped prosecuting white-collar crime and public corruption, in charts
Memo to all those supposed law-and-order fans out there, including in the White House: The United States is currently on track to notch the fewest prosecutions of white-collar and public corruption crimes on record.
Manafort’s longtime deputy Rick Gates took the stand at Manafort’s trial. The charges against Gates were tied to his lobbying work with Manafort’s firm. Gates was involved with a failed business venture with Manafort and Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, who is a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The plan was for Deripaska to invest $100 million in a private equity company that Manafort and Gates would manage. Gates was forced to leave amid another round of blistering headlines about Manafort, his longtime business partner and political ally.
Disgraced General “in like” Flynn will, no doubt, serve much less of a deserved prison term than he deserves to serve (say that 98.6 times fast). I hope that his flipping on Trump actually amounts to something. (This Manafort thing, currently at least, is merely a sideshow to the main event, after all.)
DD Wiz Premium Member over 5 years ago
Rick Gates’ testimony nails the coffin on Manafort. Gates’ testimony is fully corroborated by other witnesses and massive troves of voluminous paper-trail evidence including Manafort’s own tax returns and loan applications.
Manafort’s attorneys are trying to portray Gates as being untrustworthy because he admits to lying and committing crimes and claim he is only ratting out on Manafort to get a better plea deal, but beyond the massive extent of supporting documentary corroboration, the prosecution has explained to the jury that Gates’ plea deal is contingent on telling the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, and one false statement could cause him to lose his entire deal (after he has already confessed), so he has a powerful incentive to only tell the truth.
So Manafort’s exclusive gated community palace becomes his jail when the Gates-keeper changes the locks.
Dtroutma over 5 years ago
Put Donnie in the dungeon.
danketaz Premium Member over 5 years ago
Make way, coming through!
NeedaChuckle Premium Member over 5 years ago
Weren’t they just covfefe boys?
Darsan54 Premium Member over 5 years ago
Clever image to use with the names.
Ontman over 5 years ago
I hope this starts the dominoes falling.
Radish the wordsmith over 5 years ago
They are all big time crooks.
DBrannonWriter Premium Member over 5 years ago
In the final act Glorious Leader pardons all involved, including himself. The Republican party then nominates Glorious Leader as their next presidential candidate. How does the vote go, this time?
comixbomix over 5 years ago
draining the moat…
martens over 5 years ago
How America stopped prosecuting white-collar crime and public corruption, in charts
Memo to all those supposed law-and-order fans out there, including in the White House: The United States is currently on track to notch the fewest prosecutions of white-collar and public corruption crimes on record.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/rampage/
Mr. Blawt over 5 years ago
Manafort’s longtime deputy Rick Gates took the stand at Manafort’s trial. The charges against Gates were tied to his lobbying work with Manafort’s firm. Gates was involved with a failed business venture with Manafort and Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, who is a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The plan was for Deripaska to invest $100 million in a private equity company that Manafort and Gates would manage. Gates was forced to leave amid another round of blistering headlines about Manafort, his longtime business partner and political ally.
pamela welch Premium Member over 5 years ago
Well done Mr Toles!
Godfreydaniel over 5 years ago
Disgraced General “in like” Flynn will, no doubt, serve much less of a deserved prison term than he deserves to serve (say that 98.6 times fast). I hope that his flipping on Trump actually amounts to something. (This Manafort thing, currently at least, is merely a sideshow to the main event, after all.)