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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,066 posts) Tue Jul 31, 2018, 08:06 PM Jul 2018

Day one of the Paul Manafort trial: Jury selection, first witness called and a $15,000 ostrich jacke

Source: Washington Post

Paul Manafort, President Trump’s onetime campaign chairman, is on trial in federal court in Alexandria on bank and tax fraud charges. Prosecutors allege he failed to pay taxes on millions he made from his work for a Russia-friendly Ukrainian political party, then lied to get loans when the cash stopped coming in.

The case is being prosecuted by the special counsel investigating Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Here is what happened on the trial’s first day.

A jury of six men and six women was selected.

The government presented its opening argument, accusing Manafort of failing to pay taxes on millions of dollars he earned working for a pro-Russia political candidate in Ukraine and using the money to fund a lavish lifestyle, including purchasing a $15,000 jacket “made from an ostrich.”

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Day one of the Paul Manafort trial: Jury selection, first witness called and a $15,000 ostrich jacke (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2018 OP

Just from what I heard in the opening arguments today, Manafort is screwed! George II Jul 2018 #1

It was the indictment for me. mobeau69 Jul 2018 #2

Holy glam!! Ostrich jacket?? C_U_L8R Jul 2018 #3

Ostrich jacket worth 15 grand?! meow2u3 Jul 2018 #4

Putting that 15 grand in perspective DeminPennswoods Jul 2018 #5

It's a way to launder money. You pay the store $15K and tell them to give 5 free suits to a friend. Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2018 #6

First witness of the trial was Chief Strategist for the Sanders Campaign, Tad Devine. George II Aug 2018 #7

No comment from Senator Sanders, so far as I can find. (nt) ehrnst Aug 2018 #8

doubt Sanders knew about who his 'strategist' emailed. Sanders was never copied. Sunlei Aug 2018 #11

Tad Devine had quite a few emails to Manafort & others, about Ukraine, talking points Sunlei Aug 2018 #10

There are some to Kilimnik in June 2014, not long before he joined the Sanders campaign... George II Aug 2018 #12

these too- 7 2010.02.03 Email T. Devine to P. Manafort re Election Night Speech Sunlei Aug 2018 #13

K&R Gothmog Aug 2018 #9

George II

(67,782 posts)

1. Just from what I heard in the opening arguments today, Manafort is screwed!

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue Jul 31, 2018, 08:11 PM

Jul 2018

Let's just hope one of the jurors doesn't mysteriously fall out of a window or get poisoned.

mobeau69

(11,147 posts)

2. It was the indictment for me.

Reply to George II (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 31, 2018, 08:31 PM

Jul 2018

A mind blowing read!

C_U_L8R

(45,004 posts)

3. Holy glam!! Ostrich jacket??

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue Jul 31, 2018, 08:40 PM

Jul 2018

Was he pal'ing around with Brian Eno and Roxy Music or something?

meow2u3

(24,764 posts)

4. Ostrich jacket worth 15 grand?!

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue Jul 31, 2018, 08:43 PM

Jul 2018

I can just picture the sales pitch for this overpriced crap:

Ostrich jacket: perfect for burying your head in the sand and ignoring the law at the same time. All for the very low (read: high) price of $15,000.

DeminPennswoods

(15,286 posts)

5. Putting that 15 grand in perspective

Reply to meow2u3 (Reply #4)

Tue Jul 31, 2018, 08:50 PM

Jul 2018

It's about what a worker making the federal minimum wage grosses in a year at 40 hrs/week.

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,013 posts)

6. It's a way to launder money. You pay the store $15K and tell them to give 5 free suits to a friend.

Reply to meow2u3 (Reply #4)

Tue Jul 31, 2018, 09:47 PM

Jul 2018

You get a $5K jacket, a happy friend and a store happy for the business. Your friend directs contracts to you.

George II

(67,782 posts)

7. First witness of the trial was Chief Strategist for the Sanders Campaign, Tad Devine.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Aug 1, 2018, 01:00 PM

Aug 2018

He also received $5.2M from the Sanders campaign.

ehrnst

(32,640 posts)

8. No comment from Senator Sanders, so far as I can find. (nt)

Reply to George II (Reply #7)

Wed Aug 1, 2018, 02:44 PM

Aug 2018

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)

11. doubt Sanders knew about who his 'strategist' emailed. Sanders was never copied.

Reply to ehrnst (Reply #8)

Thu Aug 2, 2018, 11:38 AM

Aug 2018

Here's the PDF of emails and contacts.

https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000164-b049-d929-a5e4-b2f9d8e80000

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)

10. Tad Devine had quite a few emails to Manafort & others, about Ukraine, talking points

Reply to George II (Reply #7)

Thu Aug 2, 2018, 11:36 AM

Aug 2018

politico has the list of emails here in PDF- doubt Bernie knew anything about who Tad emailed.

https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000164-b049-d929-a5e4-b2f9d8e80000

George II

(67,782 posts)

12. There are some to Kilimnik in June 2014, not long before he joined the Sanders campaign...

Reply to Sunlei (Reply #10)

Thu Aug 2, 2018, 11:41 AM

Aug 2018

...asking for a resend of "talking points"!

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)

13. these too- 7 2010.02.03 Email T. Devine to P. Manafort re Election Night Speech

Reply to George II (Reply #12)

Thu Aug 2, 2018, 11:44 AM

Aug 2018

7 2010.02.03 Email T. Devine to P. Manafort re Election Night Speech

8 2010.02.15 Email T. Devine to P. Manafort, et al re Job Well Done

Nice to read the court papers

Gothmog

(145,353 posts)

9. K&R

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Thu Aug 2, 2018, 10:42 AM

Aug 2018

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