Manafort flipped. This is the "statement of the offenses" in which Manafort confesses to doing the crimes...
assets.documentcloud.org/documents/4883…
This first count #Manafort admits to is violation of 18 USC § 371, "Conspiracy Against the United States."
What does that mean? He conspired to commit a crime against the US or to defraud the US:
A conspiracy, definitionally, requires more than one conspirator. Who did Manafort conspire with? The first paragraph dealing with Count 1 names Richard Gates and Konstantin Kilimnik "and others"
As we've seen, violation of 18 USC § 371 ("Conspiracy Against the United States") requires either defrauding the US or committing crimes against the US. Manafort admits to committing crimes against the US, 1st up, violation of the Foreign Agents Registration Act
Manafort orchestrated secret lobbying activity on behalf of Ukraine and President Viktor Yanukovych (a dude who seems to have sold-out his country, Ukraine, to Vladimir Putin, is wanted by Ukraine for treason, and is hiding out in Russia). How? by buying four high ranking pols:
Just to be really clear: Paul Manafort admits he was secretly working for the (now former) Prez of Ukraine, a Vladimir Putin stooge, and secretly hired a former Austrian Chancellor, Italian Prime Minister, and Polish President to run a secret influence op in the USA
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