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Mon Dec 4, 2017, 07:01 PM Dec 2017

BREAKING***Manafort bail deal cancelled.... [View all]

Manafort worked on op-ed with Russian while out on bail, prosecutors say

Washington (CNN)Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was ghostwriting an op-ed while out on bail last month with a Russian who has ties to the Russian intelligence service, Justice Department Special Counsel Robert Muller's team said Monday.

In a new filing Monday afternoon, Mueller's investigators said Manafort was working on an editorial in English as late as last Thursday and that it related to his political work for Ukraine, which factored into his money-laundering and foreign lobbying criminal charges.

The filing asks for the court to revisit a bail agreement Mueller's office and Manafort's lawyers made jointly last week. The court had not yet approved a change to his $10 million unsecured bail and house arrest.

"Even if the ghostwritten op-ed were entirely accurate, fair, and balanced, it would be a violation of this Court's November 8 Order if it had been published," prosecutors wrote. "The editorial clearly was undertaken to influence the public's opinion of defendant Manafort, or else there would be no reason to seek its publication (much less for Manafort and his long-time associate to ghostwrite it in another's name)."


http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/04/politics/manafort-bail-russian-intelligence/index.html
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On MSNBC now. MontanaMama Dec 2017 #1
Headline is misleading SCantiGOP Dec 2017 #50
Not my headline... MontanaMama Dec 2017 #52
No, sorry for the confusion SCantiGOP Dec 2017 #54
Guess his fueled up private jet Corgigal Dec 2017 #2
Only one guy was getting the deal - Flynn beat Manafort and got it FakeNoose Dec 2017 #45
Could there be anyone more stupid, I mean other BigmanPigman Dec 2017 #3
To repeat another post, it is like Barney Fife goes to Wash DC. nt Irish_Dem Dec 2017 #8
I was going to say watoos Dec 2017 #30
Yep. nt Irish_Dem Dec 2017 #31
I might add,,,, Barney is brilliant compared to some of these morons. Stuart G Dec 2017 #42
Sad but true. nt Irish_Dem Dec 2017 #48
no, don't insult barney. he may have been inept, but he was a decent human being. niyad Dec 2017 #66
Good point, he was not evil nt Irish_Dem Dec 2017 #67
I think someone has him by the ⚽️🏀, and he had to do it. Alice11111 Dec 2017 #39
well, his lawyer did say he was no jason bourne... getagrip_already Dec 2017 #51
He probably thinks he can tweet with his shoe phone. BigmanPigman Dec 2017 #53
It makes you wonder if they put the Russian Mob Cash IN the washing machine.. Volaris Dec 2017 #57
That's probably why Putin chose Trump, but it's backfiring on the bastard. C Moon Dec 2017 #69
Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Big_K Dec 2017 #4
Lock him up Botany Dec 2017 #5
They are all going to do a massive PR campaign. That is all they have at this point. nt Irish_Dem Dec 2017 #6
His love for Russia was overwhelming dalton99a Dec 2017 #7
on Putin's list Hoosier Dec 2017 #29
The hubris is bloody astounding. And him getting bail revoked is really satisfying. nolabear Dec 2017 #9
What the hell was he thinking? DangerousUrNot Dec 2017 #10
That he and his crowd MontanaMama Dec 2017 #33
Or, that he's more scared of the Russian MobState than he is of the FBI... Volaris Dec 2017 #58
THIS!!! orangecrush Dec 2017 #64
Wow, who do these people think they are? mvd Dec 2017 #11
Lock him up!!!! Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2017 #12
WHAt is it with this slime and Russia? BannonsLiver Dec 2017 #13
MONEY n/t malaise Dec 2017 #20
a lot of money bdamomma Dec 2017 #68
It's a sickness. They can't help themselves. Squinch Dec 2017 #14
Maybe they are playing for more than 50% of the oil in the world. The biggest reason NCjack Dec 2017 #65
Put this fucking guy in jail. Maven Dec 2017 #15
Yes. International mobsters, including the Trump clan. Alice11111 Dec 2017 #40
is it possible to be addicted to Russians? 0rganism Dec 2017 #16
They're all amoral. Their addiction is to Russian money. dchill Dec 2017 #38
Jail him. marble falls Dec 2017 #17
They don't give a flying fuck do they malaise Dec 2017 #18
Flynn told he was writing it lol Thrill Dec 2017 #19
Damn !!! Lock him up because he's really stupid uponit7771 Dec 2017 #21
Where does it say the bail deal was cancelled? SHRED Dec 2017 #22
does he forfeit his bail too? pansypoo53219 Dec 2017 #46
Break bail, then you WILL go to jail ollie10 Dec 2017 #23
They'll be adding additional charges NastyRiffraff Dec 2017 #24
i just asked about this today!! and i'm bluestarone Dec 2017 #25
They must be blackmailing him marylandblue Dec 2017 #26
Well, it's like they say on the TV cop shows ... NanceGreggs Dec 2017 #27
He's bankrolled by Russians. He can't stay away. LOCK HIS COIFED JUST FOR MEN ASS UP. Kirk Lover Dec 2017 #28
Hes one of those rich dudes that thinks hes smarter Thrill Dec 2017 #32
These fuckers think they are a TV show like Blacklist. Do whatever and go wherever without madinmaryland Dec 2017 #34
Totally misleading headline! Stonepounder Dec 2017 #35
I wondered when someone would point this out SCantiGOP Dec 2017 #49
They are drowning in arrogance and stupidity mcar Dec 2017 #36
Wish it were true, and it will be true, but the bail deal is technically still in effect.... George II Dec 2017 #37
What about this? pnwmom Dec 2017 #41
Hmm this is interesting gay texan Dec 2017 #43
Why does the subject line say "cancelled," when the story says... LAS14 Dec 2017 #44
Looks like it's postponed until a hearing on the Dec 11 marylandblue Dec 2017 #55
To be fair.... Xolodno Dec 2017 #47
Manafort drives to the editorial office in his Ford Bronco to submit the Op/Ed piece... TrollBuster9090 Dec 2017 #56
Hot diggity! Hekate Dec 2017 #59
Did someone pay Manafort to be the fall guy? no one can be that stupid, right? IronLionZion Dec 2017 #60
These guys just can't help themselves. They all think theyare immune. Bulletproof. Nitram Dec 2017 #61
I wouldn't be suprised if jb5150 Dec 2017 #62
Manafort's Hubris Will Be His Downfall dlk Dec 2017 #63
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