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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSavor the words: "Armed FBI agents conducted a predawn raid on Paul Manaforte's home."
Common wisdom is that this was about some financial based criminal wrongdoing. I actually think the financial aspects are simply the route to get at much more serious criminal activity. Like direct contact/collusion with Russians. Like running his asset, Two Scoops. Like perhaps being an actual Russian agent.
Or not.
Also seems to me that Flynn rolled on Manaforte. Flynn was a flunky. Manaforte was a much bigger kahuna.
Further seems to me that Manaforte could roll over on Two Scoops.
Jarvanka are likely to be collateral damage, but they remain prizes and will, indeed, get scooped up, along with brother Half Scoop.
Funtatlaguy
(10,890 posts)Think I will use that one. Thnx.
enid602
(8,660 posts)It would appear that tRump does not yet have the kind of control over the IC that a successful coup d'etat would require.
BigmanPigman
(51,646 posts)of the bright, shiny object called nuclear war.
Motley13
(3,867 posts)ellie
(6,929 posts)<gasp>
hahahahahahahahahahaha
Demonaut
(8,934 posts)blueinredohio
(6,797 posts)Don't forget Trump didn't want Pence, Manafort is the one who got Pence on board. So how does some one who is such a good guy know some one like Manafort?
Stinky The Clown
(67,832 posts)Was Pence seen as a useful idiot or was he a coconspirator?