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MelissaB

(16,420 posts)
Thu Jul 20, 2017, 06:08 PM Jul 2017

Special Counsel Investigating Possible Money Laundering by Paul Manafort

Source: Wall Street Journal

Special Counsel Investigating Possible Money Laundering by Paul Manafort
Probe by Mueller into former Trump campaign manager is part of examination of Russian meddling in election
By Erica Orden
July 20, 2017 5:52 p.m. ET

WASHINGTON—Special Counsel Robert Mueller is investigating possible money laundering by Paul Manafort, Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, as part of his criminal investigation into what U.S. intelligence agencies say was a Kremlin-backed campaign to meddle in the 2016 presidential election, according to a person familiar with the matter.

The inquiry into the issue by Mr. Mueller, a former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and his team began several weeks ago, this person said. A spokesman for Mr. Manafort, Jason Maloni, declined to comment, as did a spokesman for Mr. Mueller.

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The Senate and House intelligence committees also are probing possible money laundering by Mr. Manafort, according to people with knowledge of those investigations.

The Senate committee also has received reports from the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, which tracks illicit money flows, to learn if any of Mr. Trump’s businesses may have financial ties to Russian interests, these people said. Mr. Trump has said he has no such ties.

Read more: https://www.wsj.com/articles/special-counsel-investigating-possible-money-laundering-by-paul-manafort-1500587532

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Special Counsel Investigating Possible Money Laundering by Paul Manafort (Original Post) MelissaB Jul 2017 OP
Go to the article and tweet it out via the WSJ website. herding cats Jul 2017 #1
Awesome! Thanks so much. MelissaB Jul 2017 #2
Here's a snip JIK that fails you. herding cats Jul 2017 #3
Many WSJ articles are tweeted by the WSJ themselves muriel_volestrangler Jul 2017 #7
Thanks! herding cats Jul 2017 #8
Will they turn him and have him testify against Trump? jpak Jul 2017 #4
what about those 'russian pension checks' going to fake names I read about early last year? Sunlei Jul 2017 #5
One sure bucolic_frolic Jul 2017 #6
Meddle meddle meddling I'm sick of reading about meddling it's sabotage, derail, overthrow & torpedo NBachers Jul 2017 #9
Words matter. -eom Mr. Ected Jul 2017 #10
Possible? Amaryllis Jul 2017 #11
Well, you know. There is that .0000000001% chance he didn't. MelissaB Jul 2017 #13
I can't wait to turn the TV on every day.......I just hope I'm around to see them onecent Jul 2017 #12

herding cats

(19,558 posts)
1. Go to the article and tweet it out via the WSJ website.
Thu Jul 20, 2017, 06:15 PM
Jul 2017

Then see if the link in your tweet opens the full content. That usually works for me.

herding cats

(19,558 posts)
3. Here's a snip JIK that fails you.
Thu Jul 20, 2017, 06:16 PM
Jul 2017

WASHINGTON—Special Counsel Robert Mueller is investigating possible money laundering by Paul Manafort, Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, as part of his criminal investigation into what U.S. intelligence agencies say was a Kremlin-backed campaign to meddle in the 2016 presidential election, according to a person familiar with the matter.

The inquiry into the issue by Mr. Mueller, a former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and his team began several weeks ago, this person said. A spokesman for Mr. Manafort, Jason Maloni, declined to comment, as did a spokesman for Mr. Mueller.

Mr. Mueller’s investigation is focusing on Russian meddling as well as whether any members of the Trump campaign colluded with Moscow. Mr. Trump has denied any collusion and described investigations into the issue a “witch hunt.” Russia has denied meddling.

The Senate and House intelligence committees also are probing possible money laundering by Mr. Manafort, according to people with knowledge of those investigations.

The Senate committee also has received reports from the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, which tracks illicit money flows, to learn if any of Mr. Trump’s businesses may have financial ties to Russian interests, these people said. Mr. Trump has said he has no such ties.

muriel_volestrangler

(101,262 posts)
7. Many WSJ articles are tweeted by the WSJ themselves
Thu Jul 20, 2017, 06:43 PM
Jul 2017

at @WSJ, eg




(I don't know if following the link from an embedded tweet like above gets you the full article, but I got it when clicking on it in the WSJ's twitter homepage)

bucolic_frolic

(43,027 posts)
6. One sure
Thu Jul 20, 2017, 06:38 PM
Jul 2017

doesn't want to have Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
looking into one's affairs.

NBachers

(17,080 posts)
9. Meddle meddle meddling I'm sick of reading about meddling it's sabotage, derail, overthrow & torpedo
Thu Jul 20, 2017, 07:32 PM
Jul 2017

Meddling is such a feeble and passive-aggressive term. That's not what happened, dudes! The election was aggressively sabotaged!

onecent

(6,096 posts)
12. I can't wait to turn the TV on every day.......I just hope I'm around to see them
Thu Jul 20, 2017, 08:15 PM
Jul 2017

take Dump to his cell....OH glad I would be happy.

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