I'm almost beginning to wonder if buying Season Tickets is some form of money-laundering,

or bribery.

I read about Manafort's $200,000 in season tickets, and then remembered this.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/kavanaugh-ran-credit-card-debt-buying-washington-nationals-season-tickets-n890831

The records also showed that Kavanaugh, a federal appellate judge nominated by President Donald Trump to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy, had between $45,000 and $150,000 in credit card debt in 2016, which was paid off by the following year.

In 2016, he also reported a loan balance between $15,000 and $50,000.

The White House said some of Kavanaugh's credit card debt listed on his 2016 financial form was due to buying season tickets to the Washington Nationals for himself and several friends, but officials stressed that he was reimbursed for the friends' tickets in 2017.

The White House did not say how much of the debt came from ticket purchases, or name the friends involved in the transactions.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/2018/08/10/paul-manafort-trial-day-9-live-coverage/?utm_term=.d225fc7455d3

Manafort also told Raico’s assistant that more than $200,000 in charges on his American Express was because he lent his “friend” the card.

Raico testified that he understood the friend described to be Manafort’s business partner Rick Gates, who purchased New York Yankees season tickets.

Andres then showed an American Express Plum card statement showing three different charges for New York Yankees tickets in Feb. 2016 — two charges for $99,000 and one for $10,000. The Plum card is an American Express card used by businesses.