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
WASHINGTONSpecial Counsel Robert Mueller is investigating possible money laundering by Paul Manafort, Donald Trumps 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 Departments Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, which tracks illicit money flows, to learn if any of Mr. Trumps businesses may have financial ties to Russian interests, these people said. Mr. Trump has said he has no such ties.
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herding cats
(19,558 posts)Then see if the link in your tweet opens the full content. That usually works for me.
MelissaB
(16,420 posts)Good to know.
herding cats
(19,558 posts)WASHINGTONSpecial Counsel Robert Mueller is investigating possible money laundering by Paul Manafort, Donald Trumps 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. Muellers 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 Departments Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, which tracks illicit money flows, to learn if any of Mr. Trumps 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)at @WSJ, eg
Link to tweet
(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)
herding cats
(19,558 posts)Seems there's more than one way to get behind their paywall.
jpak
(41,756 posts)Sunlei
(22,651 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,027 posts)doesn't want to have Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
looking into one's affairs.
NBachers
(17,080 posts)Meddling is such a feeble and passive-aggressive term. That's not what happened, dudes! The election was aggressively sabotaged!
Mr. Ected
(9,670 posts)Amaryllis
(9,524 posts)MelissaB
(16,420 posts)onecent
(6,096 posts)take Dump to his cell....OH glad I would be happy.