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bluestarone

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45. so i'm assuming the judge has to approve all this right?

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Fri Feb 23, 2018, 09:41 PM

Feb 2018

or is it a done deal?

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The new charges against Manafort seek asset forfeiture [View all] Dread Pirate Roberts Feb 2018 OP

He'll get 100% of the sanctions, guaranteeing that Manafort can't get predatory legal help Fluke a Snooker Feb 2018 #1

Memo to self: Never piss of Bob Mueller. lindysalsagal Feb 2018 #4

I just hope he never has a reason to know my name. TNNurse Feb 2018 #22

Doesn't really affect him if he's spending his life in prison? bearsfootball516 Feb 2018 #2

Taking all of his stuff certainly affects him and his family Dread Pirate Roberts Feb 2018 #3

Bingo! And that's what Mueller wants. Downtown Hound Feb 2018 #8

Doesn't his wife get to keep her share? mchill Feb 2018 #26

Don't you think his wife knew what he was doing? mgardener Feb 2018 #37

One article says the wife will testify against him FakeNoose Feb 2018 #38

interesting that according to the heavy.com story, daughter Andrea has opposed Trump spooky3 Feb 2018 #50

Yes but not so unusual FakeNoose Feb 2018 #51

the one in the film industry is Jessica. Article referred to Andrea as making anti-Trump remarks. spooky3 Feb 2018 #56

Jessica may be an apple who didn't fall far from the tree: spooky3 Feb 2018 #58

On Edit#1 mchill Feb 2018 #52

I don't think we're seeing the whole story here FakeNoose Feb 2018 #54

I think he owns the nearly $2 mill. house in Arlington, VA, that his daughter lives in. spooky3 Feb 2018 #36

So his wife and daughter are attorneys and they did not know all these years? dixiegrrrrl Feb 2018 #47

I think you're right. spooky3 Feb 2018 #49

Even if Trump pardon's him, he is left with nothing. Demsrule86 Feb 2018 #43

Trump can't pardon him. They are co-conspirators. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2018 #48

Good point. Demsrule86 Feb 2018 #57

Any which way but loose. Sneederbunk Feb 2018 #5

When and if Manafort gets convicted in a court, quartz007 Feb 2018 #6

Manafort would be a fool to think Trump can save him with a pardon emulatorloo Feb 2018 #30

Thank you mgardener Feb 2018 #41

Thanks for the unrolled thread ggmac0427 Feb 2018 #60

Trump is a co-conspirator. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2018 #53

The plot thickens! quartz007 Feb 2018 #62

When and if Manafort gets convicted in a court, quartz007 Feb 2018 #7

He could, but then they likely slam him with state charges, which aren't pardonable. bearsfootball516 Feb 2018 #9

He would still be compelled to testify, I believe. bettyellen Feb 2018 #14

See my post 30 above. He would be a fool to depend on a Trump pardon emulatorloo Feb 2018 #31

That it would make Trump look guilty as hell, for one thing jmowreader Feb 2018 #34

Pardons are usually issued at end of term quartz007 Feb 2018 #46

Remember all of these Assets Wellstone ruled Feb 2018 #10

The lienholders will get paid from the proceeds Dread Pirate Roberts Feb 2018 #12

The kicker being the timleyness of the sale. Wellstone ruled Feb 2018 #19

so maybe state banks are used? bluestarone Feb 2018 #17

Wonder what his wife knows. Phoenix61 Feb 2018 #11

yea i wonder how much she knows? bluestarone Feb 2018 #18

I hope this means they will pull his broke ass into jail? Why wouldn't they, he has no collateral KewlKat Feb 2018 #13

You've got to believe that a greedy bastard like Manafort fears this Dread Pirate Roberts Feb 2018 #15

my hope too!!!! bluestarone Feb 2018 #16

Contrast This With The Gates Plea Deal..... Laxman Feb 2018 #20

Didn't he give his daughters $4m ? Will they go for that too ? OnDoutside Feb 2018 #21

This is excellent news as are the bits of info about Dana Rohrbacher (sp?) in Gates' plea deal blake2012 Feb 2018 #23

YES! Fuckin A!!!!! BigmanPigman Feb 2018 #24

You cannot pardon property. nt Xipe Totec Feb 2018 #25

Property is people too, my friend. klook Feb 2018 #35

somehow somewhere somehow fucking trump will buy up his property when the gvt auctions it off.... samnsara Feb 2018 #27

I'm guessing he has hundreds of millions stashed away overseas. AJT Feb 2018 #28

I suspect Mueller's next move may be to bring Manafort into custody as a flight risk emulatorloo Feb 2018 #33

Like that line in the movie The Jerk w/Steve Martin. Honeycombe8 Feb 2018 #29

Mueller's definitely putting the screws to him. How much longer is Manafort going to hold out? emulatorloo Feb 2018 #32

Asset forfeiture... ProudProgressiveNow Feb 2018 #39

so the people who sold real estate to manafort get to keep the inflated price they charged? Sunlei Feb 2018 #44

Republicans dropped Manafort into the trump campaign, that day long ago he fell from the sky! WHO? Sunlei Feb 2018 #40

Pootie wanted him - I'm sure of it FakeNoose Feb 2018 #55

Wow, just wow.....love it. Some coverage for the taxes on $30,000,000 he defrauded the gov't of. iluvtennis Feb 2018 #42

so i'm assuming the judge has to approve all this right? bluestarone Feb 2018 #45

A little musical interlude in honor of Mr. Manafort & Mr. Gates Dread Pirate Roberts Feb 2018 #59

Does he have any unencumbered asset? From the sounds of it, he and Gates were bilking banks Vinca Feb 2018 #61