Podesta Group CEO Kimberly Fritts said in a statement that the firm relied on assurances from the think tank, the European Centre for Modern Ukraine, that it was not controlled or financed by a foreign government or political party. Based on that information, the firm disclosed its work to Congress rather than to the Justice Department.

Mercury partner Michael McKeon said the firm is working with DOJ to finalize its own filing under the Foreign Agents Registration Act, “which will be completed in a timely fashion.”

Lobbying firms typically prefer the congressional disclosures, known as the Lobbying Disclosure Act, wherever possible because they are less detailed and burdensome than reporting to the Justice Department under FARA, which requires disclosure of work for foreign governments or political parties.

Fritts maintained that the Podesta Group’s original disclosures were appropriate. However, after consulting with the office that enforces FARA, the firm agreed to register retroactively.

“We believe the LDA registration was appropriate for our particular work on the Centre’s behalf,” Fritts said in the statement. “However, we also understand after constructive consultation with FARA Unit staff that their position, which is based on all the information available to them, is that the overall representation is better classified as a FARA registration. Therefore, today the Podesta Group has reclassified its previous LDA registration for the Centre to a FARA registration.”

https://www.politico.com/story/2017/04/paul-manafort-lobbying-ukraine-podesta-group-237163

two separate issues though?

The company is “cooperating fully with the Special Counsel’s office and has taken every possible step to provide documentation that confirms timely compliance​,” a spokesman said in a statement to NBC. “​In all of our client engagements, the Podesta Group conducts due diligence and consults with appropriate legal experts to ensure compliance with disclosure regulations at all times — and we did so in this case.”

http://nypost.com/2017/10/23/john-podestas-brother-eyed-in-russia-probe/

The issue for Manafort is the type of activities he was doing while not properly registered. If he was doing money laundering then, it gives the appearance of trying to evade oversight.

Not appreciated.

Like you mentioned. He needs something that is a state, not federal crime, so that Trump can't offer to pardon the person if they don't talk.

Then Mueller says "Paul, you can either spend the rest of your life in jail for these money laundering charges, or you can tell me what was said in the Trump Tower meeting last year and spend the rest of your life as a free man."

would manafort all of the sudden be a credible witness though? The others in the room will just deny it.

And Manafort would then be newly indictable if he lies or keeps silent after that.

failure to register as or breaking Foreign Agents Laws? Remember,late last summer,personal Information about Persons working for the Hillary Campaign as well as DNC Staffers were released to and posted on Wiki,these same people today are unable to find employment because of this. Data Privacy?

Those would bring different sets of charges.

for Nixon's departure.


Money laundering or failure to declare certain transactions over 10k gets you 3 squares and a cot at the Local Federal Grey Bar Hotel.

If it involves Cyprus,Wilburrrrrrrr.

And the speculation is that is why Mueller is working with the NY Attorney General.

fall within the timeline.

But flipping Manafort is also a goal, probably.

For him? I don't recall hearing that.

But then it all turns up side down.

portion verified? I really hope it is, but haven't heard that it was...

and that they made a big deal out of letting younger Ivanka sit at Putin's desk.

The Trump Family Laundry and Money Cleaning Service, LLC.

But I think we're about to find out.

Podesta...you mean the brother I presume...and the answer is no.

And how do you know?

and pretend that there is a there there...helping the GOP you know when we echo their bullshit.

I in no way said or insinuated ANTHING about John Podesta. Everyone knows his brother Tony runs the Podesta Group, not John.

Calm down.

Seen it everywhere...we don't need to help the GOP even inadvertently.

the accusations even Against Tony.

Not the only one today, another poster did this with another story, earlier.

predictable

So much to talk about with the GOP...they just snatched a little girl from her hospital bed...a handicapped girl...ICE. But instead misinformation echoing the GOP is what some think is important.