Lawrence O’Donnell revealed why the White House should be very afraid after Paul Manafort got charged with tax evasion.
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Lawrence O'Donnell on why the White House should be very afraid of the tax evasion charges against Paul Manafort. pic.twitter.com/yOWRwrFfSM
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O’Donnell said, “The new indictment says they concealed years of work for lobbying work for Ukraine. Quote, in total more than $75 million flowing through the offshore accounts, manafort with the assistance of Gates, laundered more than $30 million, income that he concealed from the United States department of the treasury, the department of justice and others. Some of the charges which include fraudulently obtaining banks loans came after he became chairman of the Trump campaign. This came less than a week after Mueller indicted 13 Russians for interfering with the election. The “New York Times” reports that Robert Mueller could be trying to use these charges as leverage to get closer to the White House.”
If tax evasion is Mueller’s target, Trump needs to be very worried
Trump has refused to release his tax returns. It is a certainty that Robert Mueller wants them, he already has Trump’s tax returns. If the Special Counsel is going to look at financial crimes committed with foreign partners, the Trump Organization is the poster child for shady activity. Donald Trump and his business have enough skeletons in their closet to bury the entire Trump operation.
It is certain that the point of Mueller’s team charging Manafort with tax evasion was not lost on this White House. Lawrence O’Donnell was right. Manafort’s crimes were committed while he was involved in the Trump campaign. Robert Mueller is slowly and methodically taking down the players in the Trump campaign one by one. Mueller is working his way up the food chain, and if he is looking at financial crimes, Trump, his family, and associates should all be very worried, because Mueller is looking at the one spot where Trump bodies are most likely buried.
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Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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