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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Sun Feb 25, 2018, 04:15 PM Feb 2018

Manafort Left a Digital Trail of His Crimes

February 25, 2018 at 11:54 am EST By Taegan Goddard

Ars Technica explains how evidence of Paul Manafort’s fraud was exposed because he didn’t know how to edit a PDF file — so he emailed Rick Gates to do it.

“By sending these documents back and forth by email, Manafort and Gates made it easy for prosecutors to pinpoint exactly who changed the documents and when.”

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https://politicalwire.com/2018/02/25/manafort-left-digital-trail-crimes/

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Manafort Left a Digital Trail of His Crimes (Original Post) DonViejo Feb 2018 OP

And it also explains why there was a "no knock" search warrant at Manafort's house so they could get Pachamama Feb 2018 #1

Some delightful tweets on this via msnbc producers thread last might: Leghorn21 Feb 2018 #2

I still am not understanding. madaboutharry Feb 2018 #3

It would take time finding the changed document in the computer unless MaryMagdaline Feb 2018 #4

Pachamama

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1. And it also explains why there was a "no knock" search warrant at Manafort's house so they could get

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sun Feb 25, 2018, 04:19 PM

Feb 2018

....the computers and to them before he deleted anything....

This is really starting to feel like the hammer is about to come down....

Leghorn21

(13,524 posts)

2. Some delightful tweets on this via msnbc producers thread last might:

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sun Feb 25, 2018, 04:40 PM

Feb 2018

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Producer Kyle Griffin:
https://mobile.twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/967598777782685696

madaboutharry

(40,211 posts)

3. I still am not understanding.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sun Feb 25, 2018, 05:08 PM

Feb 2018

Maybe someone could explain this to me.

Why would it have to be in emails for Mueller to learn about it?

If it was on his computer, a PDF file or a word document, would it not still be found when they searched the computer?

I am missing something.

MaryMagdaline

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4. It would take time finding the changed document in the computer unless

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sun Feb 25, 2018, 06:43 PM

Feb 2018

You knew what you were looking for. The email red flags it for them. "Looking for a crime? Look no further." Also, next to impossible for either one to claim they were hacked, and easy for Feds to prove intent to defraud since the email narrates their intent at the time ("Rick convert to word so I can doctor this before sending to bank B. Need to pump up the revenues to get this loan.&quot

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