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Translation: "Trump's campaign was run by people laundering money for the Russian Mob"
Translation: Trump's campaign was run by people laundering money for the Russian MobLink to tweet
From Zoe tillman Twitter:
https://mobile.twitter.com/ZoeTillman/status/1007737874572283904?
ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.democraticunderground.com%2F1016208573
Generally prosecutors can't introduce evidence of alleged bad acts that aren't charged at trial, but there are exceptions if it serves a purpose other than just attacking a defendant's character. It's known as 404(b) evidence, see: (link: https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/fre/rule_404) law.cornell.edu/rules/fre/rule
The govt has to disclose 404(b) evidence in advance of trial, to give the defense notice so they can prepare. Here, Mueller's office says there are three categories of evidence about Manafort that they plan to introduce as 404(b) evidence (link: https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/4516938/6-15-18-US-Notice-of-Manafort-404b-Evidence.pdf) assets.documentcloud.org/documents/4516
Manafort could move to exclude 404(b) evidence. But Mueller's office also argues at least some of this evidence, such as about Manafort allegedly structuring payments to a law firm to avoid Ukrainian procurement limits, is "intrinsic" to the charges, so it's not even 404(b) ev
They're getting to the heart of the matter now, Cyprus. You know, don't underestimate Wilbur "sleepy" Ross's role in all this because he's an old man, he was big time involved in bank of Cyprus, the #1 Russian money laundering machine on the planet
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Translation: "Trump's campaign was run by people laundering money for the Russian Mob" (Original Post)
Wwcd
Jun 2018
OP
Maybe the point is that a pardon won't work. If he gets pardoned charges could be brought
Dream Girl
Jun 2018
#1
Thinking they are signaling to Manafort and his attorney that he should just flip
Dream Girl
Jun 2018
#3
Dream Girl
(5,111 posts)1. Maybe the point is that a pardon won't work. If he gets pardoned charges could be brought
For currently uncharged offenses perhaps at the state level and unreachable by presidential pardon.
Wwcd
(6,288 posts)2. Perhaps. Edited OP to include Zoe Tillman details
I really believe Mueller has missed nothing & is well prepared in predicting Trump's mobsters' next move long before even they know what it is.
Impressive!
They knew who they were dealing with the day they took on the investigation.
They came well prepared to take down the whole thing.
Dream Girl
(5,111 posts)3. Thinking they are signaling to Manafort and his attorney that he should just flip
Dont count a pardon because it wont work and heres why...and then list out all those prior acts that he could still be charged for
Seems like great Mueller team. Career capstones.
Wwcd
(6,288 posts)5. America can never repay the debt owed to team Mueller
Their collective brain matter must be astonishing!
We are fortunate people.