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Julian Englis

(2,309 posts)
Thu Feb 15, 2018, 09:39 PM Feb 2018

Ted Lieu on Gates Deal: Gates,may have seen criminality and deal may pressure Manafort to plea




If Rick Gates story is accurate, at least 3 witnesses have now flipped against the @realDonaldTrump campaign. Gates was the Deputy Campaign Manager for Trump & may have seen criminality. His plea also puts pressure on Manafort to plea because Gates would testify against Manafort.
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Ted Lieu on Gates Deal: Gates,may have seen criminality and deal may pressure Manafort to plea (Original Post) Julian Englis Feb 2018 OP
The noose is getting tighter, and tRump will become more and more unhinged. lkinwi Feb 2018 #1
Manafort and Gates were longtime business associates and Friends. RDANGELO Feb 2018 #2

RDANGELO

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2. Manafort and Gates were longtime business associates and Friends.
Thu Feb 15, 2018, 11:01 PM
Feb 2018

According to the Steele dossier, Manafort was one of the early coordinators between the Trump campaign and the Russians. After the heat was on, they used lower level people like Carter Page, Which is why they have been attacking the FISA warrant on Page. They have been assuming that Manefort and Gates would hold.

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