Secret Ledger in Ukraine Lists Cash for Donald Trump’s Campaign Chief

[Pluvious]

Source: New York Times

Handwritten ledgers show $12.7 million in undisclosed cash payments designated for Mr. Manafort from Mr. Yanukovych’s pro-Russian political party from 2007 to 2012, according to Ukraine’s newly formed National Anti-Corruption Bureau. Investigators assert that the disbursements were part of an illegal off-the-books system whose recipients also included election officials.

In addition, criminal prosecutors are investigating a group of offshore shell companies that helped members of Mr. Yanukovych’s inner circle finance their lavish lifestyles, including a palatial presidential residence with a private zoo, golf course and tennis court. Among the hundreds of murky transactions these companies engaged in was an $18 million deal to sell Ukrainian cable television assets to a partnership put together by Mr. Manafort and a Russian oligarch, Oleg Deripaska, a close ally of President Vladimir V. Putin.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/15/us/politics/paul-manafort-ukraine-donald-trump.html?_r=0

[truthisfreedom]

1. Hahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaa. The schadenfreude.

THE SCHADENFREUDE IS KILLING ME!!!!!

[madaboutharry]

5. Haha!

Me too!

[TheCowsCameHome]

6. Now this could really be YUUUUUUGE!

Pssst! You there - the Golden Yam - Don't mess with the boys that buy ink by the barrel.

[thucythucy]

98. If Schadenfreude was sugar

I'd have died of diabetes about a week ago.

[PearliePoo2]

2. GO for it!! Dig up the dirt on this bastard.

Media unleashed! Trash the press daily and personally then paybacks can be a bitch!

[Pluvious]

33. Dirt like his taxes, and the fact Manafort is not a registered foreign agent ?

From a post on Reddit:
https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/4xr27i/secret_ledger_in_ukraine_lists_cash_for_donald/d6hri2j

This is very important: Manafort is not a registered foreign agent. This means he almost certainly broke the law.

Now, consider this: you have an unregistered foreign agent, paid millions by Russia and/or Russian allies, with direct access to classified intelligence via Trump, while at the same time likely facing investigations by the FBI, CIA, and Ukranian authorities.

Also, and not the least of Manaforts problems, did he declare this income and pay taxes on it?
Counting down to Manafort's flight to Russia and reappearance as a guest star on Snow-bot....

[Igel]

76. Depends on where he did his work (and what his work was) when he got paid.

If he was paid in 2012 and is in the US now for somebody out of power, he's not a foreign agent.

It's all whether he's acting under the direction and for somebody overseas, not whether he acted under the direction of somebody overseas while he was overseas. Even if he produced reports in Ukraine for Yanuk that's probably not enough.

[TheCowsCameHome]

3. Corey Lewandowski, come back! All is forgiven!

Bwahahahaha hahahahaha.

[robbedvoter]

43. He just tweeted the story! Then Roger Stone accused him of working for Hillary!

https://twitter.com/CLewandowski_/status/764989713149267968
https://twitter.com/RogerJStoneJr/status/765014180231471104

[TeamPooka]

54. Corey must hate Paul so much! lol hahahahahahahaha

They deserve each other

[madaboutharry]

4. This is the real story.

Where does Trump fit into all of this? No doubt it's dirty.

[groundloop]

25. Exactly my thoughts.... NO WAY is he not involved in some fashion

It would be YUGELY out of character for DonTheCon to not be involved when he smells easy money.

[cstanleytech]

38. Aye, is Trump simply being exploited or

if Russia was paying this guy off was Trump being paid off as well?

[Fast Walker 52]

79. yeah, it's freaking bizarre, and creepy as hell

Trump is so unstable, god knows what he might have agreed to on some whim.

[C_U_L8R]

7. Manatoast

Ain't no innuendo about a ledger entry. Curious how they'll try to weasel outta this one.

[Yallow]

13. 5 Years Worth Of Entries

Payouts.

And Manafort Is On CNN complaining about pay for play.

[yonder]

102. Manafortnight, at most, if this takes off. nt

[Kingofalldems]

8. Hey freepers------

This is HUGH!!!11!!!

[PearliePoo2]

9. Yes..Yes...YES!!

Get legs and GO viral!!

[elfin]

10. This explains the U turn from Hillary to the "corrupt media"

Trump and Manafort knew this was about to be revealed by the Times. Made a peremptory ludicrous strike.

[Native]

82. BINGO!

[Ligyron]

87. Yup, no doubt.

[63splitwindow]

11. Hmmmmmmm- cash income. Remember what finally brough Al Capone down...

[C_U_L8R]

14. Good point.

Did Manafort pay his taxes? I bet his riches are parked offshore somewhere.

[Moostache]

67. I either never knew or never realized Edison died the same day Capone was convicted.

That is one weird coincidence...

[anamandujano]

103. .

[IMG][/IMG]

[liberal N proud]

12. I would suspect all of Trump's business partners are corrupt

[Jarqui]

17. Stick a fork in these jackasses

[63splitwindow]

20. High flying real estate developers messing around in politics can have captivating results...

[yorkie77]

93. What money is invested in Trump properties?

My guess is the answer would be quite interesting.

[Sancho]

15. uh oh....

could be the end of Trump!

[gwheezie]

16. Trump is not up to this level of play

He's woefully overmatched and the only thing he can do is whine like a baby having a fit over the nyt.
I saw this coming, and trump is a fool. The press will turn on a dime. Hillary knows this, she's been through it. Trump spent a year with the media giving him free advertising and never expected a few of them to actually do their job.

[ThoughtCriminal]

18. If the Democrats win control Senate and/or House

Manafort may have to move to Russia to avoid testifying.

[DURHAM D]

19. lol Now we know why Trumpie wants to pull the NY Times

press access.

Rich, just rich.

[63splitwindow]

51. I agree--- he got a heads up this was imminent. Wonder how?

[DURHAM D]

55. The reporters would have asked Trump for comment. nt

[63splitwindow]

58. That makes sense. Any chance the NY Times can inform the public of that?

[DURHAM D]

60. I think they probably think we already know it.

In their heads they are the center of the universe and we know how it works because they think they are so very important.

Not so much anymore.

[63splitwindow]

61. Maybe his pre-emptive attack on them will cause them to "humor' us with a "reminder" of that fact.

[bluestateguy]

21. Corey Lewandowski tweeted the story?! Sour grapes?

https://twitter.com/CLewandowski_/status/764989713149267968

[Iliyah]

24. WTF

[IronLionZion]

31. Corey should spill the beans

tell us what they're hiding!

[chillfactor]

78. between Corey, Roger, and Manafort...

they are sticking forks in each other..so much fun to watch. In the 53 years of voting, I have never seen such fun election cycle..and we are watching the GOP dying a slow death. I so wish my parents were alive to see this.

[jaxind]

22. Please, oh Please!

Please let this be the smoking gun!! They're always looking for a smoking gun on us...please let this be it for them!!!

[vadermike]

23. Holy shit

Now maybe we can get the house too with this shithow

[turbinetree]

26. Who do, or I should I say, who do work for there Manafort?

According to the article you were working for individuals that did not , and I can't emphasize this enough, you worked for a group that did not believe in "pro- democracy " in the Ukraine----------------and just imagine if you get inside the office of the presidency and be the chief of staff with herr drumpfster in power this is not only scary, but dangerous, are you for democracy or not?

Your next "interview " here on the news programs should be interesting--------------don't you think, or will you run to Faux News?


And the hits just keep coming-------------------

[patsimp]

27. kick

[mahatmakanejeeves]

28. The Art of the De(ni)al.

Sad!!

[EricMaundry]

29. I'm stunned!

Well, OK. Not really.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

30. Devil's advocate.

Emphasis on "devil."

The purpose of the payments is not clear. Nor is the outcome, since the handwritten entries cannot be cross-referenced against banking records, and the signatures for receipt have not yet been verified.

I hope for the best, but this may not go anywhere.

[brooklynite]

32. ...and take a look at WHO's fanning the flames...

Corey Lewandowski ?@CLewandowski_ 2 hours ago
Secret Ledger in Ukraine Lists Cash for Donald Trump’s Campaign Chief

[PearliePoo2]

35. WHY would he be doing this??

What the hell is going on? (whatever it is, I'm loving it)

[riversedge]

50. I am wondering the same!!

[duncang]

86. He wants his old position back

.

[BainsBane]

94. Because Manafort replaced him

as Trump's campaign manager, and Lewandowski didn't go willingly.

[Old and In the Way]

40. Could this be another Rove inspired ratfucking?

We've seen this act play out before.The fact that Corey L. Is leaking this story is a huge red flag.

[wysi]

41. Yeah, we may have seen this movie before...

... inadvertently starring Dan Rather.

[Kathy M]

69. Agree .... Is Manafort going to disapear to work

behind the scenes and Corey will be brought back into the fold he was never really out of .

[Pluvious]

34. Donald Trump, SHOW US YOUR TAXES !!

Your papers, please...

[klook]

36. Manafort has made a career lobbying for dictators and other dirtbags.

Trump hired him because he wants to be like Ferdinand Marcos.

Manafort's firm was "listed amongst the top five lobbying firms receiving money from human-rights abusing regimes in the Center for Public Integrity report 'The Torturer's Lobby'."

[Koinos]

37. Trump can't fire Manafort, since both Trump and Manafort are working for Putin.

[sarae]

62. excellent point!

[Tommy_Carcetti]

39. But at least the Ukrainian people loved his client!

I mean, they threw him not one, but two revolutions!

[Thinkingabout]

42. Let's see how interested the Trump is interested in pursuing the pay to play now.

Crooked Donald and Crooked Paul.

[robbedvoter]

44. More to come!

https://twitter.com/AdamWeinstein/status/764992807236808704

[sarae]

63. omg

[Bernardo de La Paz]

45. Trump Company Kept Two Sets Of Financial Numbers, Testimony Shows

One of Donald Trump’s companies prepared financial estimates for its lenders and investors that were “rosier” than the projections it used internally, a financial analyst for the company said in a deposition obtained by BuzzFeed News.

The testimony concerns Trump’s $200 million project to transform the Old Post Office building — a taxpayer-owned landmark just five blocks from White House — into a luxury hotel. The company developing the hotel is owned by Trump and three of his children, Ivanka, Donald Jr., and Eric.

Lenders were told the hotel could earn millions of dollars more than the more conservative, internal estimates, the financial analyst, Raymond Flores, testified. He said those internal projections “generally tend to err on the side of being pretty conservative.”

Later he said, “And then there are other projections where, you know, we’re pitching to a lender or an equity source, where it’s rosier.” With these projections, he said, “we’re pushing the boundaries of — we’re pushing ranges of reasonability at those — at those projections to show, you know, what the hotel could be.”

https://www.buzzfeed.com/danielwagner/trump-showed-investors-rosier-numbers-for-his-dc-hotel-testi?utm_term=.mndVWYJvm#.ejxvOAKE2

[riversedge]

48. Con-Man Trump. thanks for post

[nolabear]

46. Apparently nobody is happier to spread this around than Lewandowski.

They're like a pack of hyenas.

[bluesbassman]

74. To be fair, at least hyenas serve an important function in nature.

Trump and his sideshow are an abomination.

[riversedge]

47. K and R.

[SunSeeker]

49. K & R for exposure.

[synergie]

52. Wasn't Tad Devine also employed by Yanukovych at the same time?

It makes one wonder about the very very anti-Hillary stance taken by RT during this whole election process. Putin seems to be incredibly involved in all aspects of this election so far.

[Koinos]

53. Manafort isn't the only "Russian connection" in Trump's campaign staff.

This story of Russian collusion is just beginning.

[catbyte]

56. Well, well, well. Now we know why Don the Con's not releasing any financial information.

If this keeps up, he'll have public housing, all right, only instead of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, it'll be at the Gray Bar Hotel, followed by a nice long stay at Club Fed.

Dumbass.

[StrictlyRockers]

57. Please proceed, Governor.

Go ahead and explain this one. I'm sure you won't trip all over your own two feet.

[Zynx]

64. Make your point a little more clearly.

What is it that you're trying to say?

[amandabeech]

66. Not allowed. n/t

[Spitfire of ATJ]

65. The arrogance was so extreme they didn't even launder the money.

[Doctor Jack]

68. Time of death, 11:57 pm

Lets all bow our heads in a moment of slience for Donald Trumps campaign.....ok thats enough

Bwahahahahahahaha!!!!!!

[Kathy M]

70. While they are investigating maybe throw this in too

"“Russians make up a pretty disproportionate cross-section of a lot of our assets,” Trump’s son, Donald Jr., told a real estate conference in 2008, according to an account posted on the website of eTurboNews, a trade publication. “We see a lot of money pouring in from Russia.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/inside-trumps-financial-ties-to-russia-and-his-unusual-flattery-of-vladimir-putin/2016/06/17/dbdcaac8-31a6-11e6-8ff7-7b6c1998b7a0_story.html

[TomCADem]

71. I Guess We Can See Why Russia Is Going Through Such Lengths...

...to try to sway the election with all of the hacking efforts.

[Igel]

77. Then there's the pendulum going in the opposite direction.

Ukrainian officials leak information to the American press that makes a candidate perceived to be pro-Russian and presumably anti-Ukrainian (what with the Crimean "might recognize" comment) seem less electable.

In other words, "Ukraine's trying to affect the outcome of the US elections" in a way that's more clearly connected with the Ukr government than the Russian hackers are.

And those stalwart defenders of the American political process and requiring non-interference say ...?

[Democat]

90. What does your message mean?

Russians hacked Democrats and payed bribes to Republicans.

Can you be more clear?

[TomCADem]

100. Is it a leak when you disclose your own records?

Presumably, the Ukraine has its own financial records including those of the prior pro Russian administration.

[gopiscrap]

72. why isn't this on the tv

news channels yet?

[dhill926]

73. if it's not on tomorrow...

it'll be much ado about nothing....

[Native]

83. It was a lead story at 7 a.m. on CBS.

[gopiscrap]

92. excellent

[Vinca]

75. The odd love of Russia is becoming clearer and clearer.

[Odin2005]

80. More proof that Trump is a Kremlin lackey.

[SheriffBob]

81. the october suprise came early this year.

Lock that sob up!

[greenman3610]

84. also from the story

"The developments in Ukraine underscore the risky nature of the international consulting that has been a staple of Mr. Manafort’s business since the 1980s, when he went to work for the Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos."


this man specializes in dictators

[Coyotl]

85. Sounds more like he specializes in dirty money.

And his associates are known to specialize in political dirty tricks.

So, with all that cash, or even just his cut for moving the money to Panama or the Caymans, could Manafort afford to hire a good hacker?



Of course, one way corrupt official skim cash is to write in a ledger that the money was paid to someone while they make off with the money.

[OKNancy]

88. I hope it's true, but I am so suspicious of the Times. They have written a lot of shitty articles

about Hillary and have had to amend or retract.

[duncang]

89. I wonder if the names John Miller or John Barron

are in the ledger? Maybe a John McIver?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/donald-trump-alter-ego-barron/2016/05/12/02ac99ec-16fe-11e6-aa55-670cabef46e0_story.html


Also I wonder if they are making reservations now for Manafort in the same hotel Assange stays at?

[C_U_L8R]

104. I feel an October surprise coming on

There may be evidence pointing back to Trump.
Maybe not a direct line but enough to prove some involvement.
RICO style

[OilemFirchen]

91. In Soviet Russia, the books cook YOU. (n/t)

[MelSC]

95. The craziness is really heading to infinity

I'm not sure I can take this anymore, every week the Trump campaign becomes more and more insane.

[StrictlyRockers]

96. Pro-Russia Strongman Paul Manafort Wants You to Think Trump Is Stupid

http://bluenationreview.com/manafort-wants-you-to-think-trump-is-stupid/

The political and media elites have been struggling to figure out Trump’s behavior: His Alex Jones-style conspiracy-mongering; his meticulously crafted words of incitement and exhortations to violence; his attacks on a federal judge; his description of President Obama as a terrorist (the “founder of ISIS”); his birtherism; his retweets of neo-Nazis; his eliminationist language toward Hillary Clinton; his fierce misogyny and indifference to sexual harassment; his feud with the Khan family; his Muslim ban; his use of anti-Semitic symbols; his embrace of torture; his capriciousness about the proliferation and use of nuclear weapons; his praise for dictators; his flirtations with Putin; his welcoming of Russian cyber-espionage; his undiluted xenophobia; his racist dog whistles (“look at my African-American”); his infamous border wall and relentless anti-Mexican bigotry; his claims of a “rigged” election; his unconcealed calls for voter intimidation; his refusal to disavow ties to white supremacists.

...

[SummerSnow]

97. This whole Trump, Manafort, Putin ties should be a movie oneday.

[CanonRay]

99. Anybody want to bet that he never reported it to IRS?

This guy is a total slimeball, no way he reports cash from a foreign government.

[Old and In the Way]

101. Kick for Agent Orange!

Toxic to US democracy....

[IronLionZion]

105. Ronald Reagan is rolling over in his grave

How did the party of Reagan nominate someone who is being influenced by Russia?

Is this how they make America great again? Throw out the minorities but allow in our cold war enemies?