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Saviolo

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15. As someone on my Twitter feed said:

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Sep 14, 2018, 10:52 AM

Sep 2018

Link to tweet

Paul Manafort was not a coffee boy.
He was not a low-level aide.
He was not some hanger-on.
He was the CHAIRMAN OF TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN.
... and he just pleaded guilty to conspiracy against the United States.

Take a moment to consider how profound and unprecedented this is.

Also, Paul Manafort is a deeply shitty human being. No matter how much you hate Paul Manafort, you should hate him more, because he has profited off of war, political unrest, death, and destruction for decades. Shilling for Trump may have been the least objectionable thing he's done in his incredible history of absolute evil. Here's a great precis of why you don't hate Manafort nearly enough:

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UPDATE: Manafort plans to plead guilty to second set of charges [View all] BumRushDaShow Sep 2018 OP

First by a minute. mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2018 #1

Good morning and TGIF! BumRushDaShow Sep 2018 #3

How long until Putin assassinates him? Julian Englis Sep 2018 #2

If he is sitting in jail (which is he is at the moment) BumRushDaShow Sep 2018 #4

Putin can afford it. Julian Englis Sep 2018 #5

He sure can! BumRushDaShow Sep 2018 #11

New job posting: "Food tester for convicted felon with ties to Kremlin" FailureToCommunicate Sep 2018 #12

Sort of surprised there aren't more people on DU talking about this. bearsfootball516 Sep 2018 #6

I'm wondering if he flipped or not? SHRED Sep 2018 #7

He pleads guilty, gives up nothing and then he is clear for the Presidential Pardon bottomofthehill Sep 2018 #8

True. Trump keeps saying how unfairly Manafort is being treated, which is what he said LastLiberal in PalmSprings Sep 2018 #13

When you are wrong, you are wrong and boy was I wrong bottomofthehill Sep 2018 #22

The manager for the republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief is a crook Achilleaze Sep 2018 #9

If he pleads guilty, he has to explain at sentencing specifically what it was ... marble falls Sep 2018 #10

I've never seen anything like that Manafort superseding information -- the thing he'll plead to mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2018 #14

As someone on my Twitter feed said: Saviolo Sep 2018 #15

Missing off the list is this - BumRushDaShow Sep 2018 #16

+1 dalton99a Sep 2018 #17

+infinity at that graphic! BumRushDaShow Sep 2018 #18

Good grief. Is this Witch Hunt over yet? chelsea0011 Sep 2018 #19

Right now on MSNBC they are saying it is a cooperation agreement! csziggy Sep 2018 #20

Yup - just added that update in the comments narrative! BumRushDaShow Sep 2018 #21

Couldn't resist; djacq Sep 2018 #23