Manafort allegedly laundered $1M through the local antique rug store.pic.twitter.com/Lhu6Z8rfAG
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For perspective, Manafort laundered less than $200K thru his cars.pic.twitter.com/WNZr0ksPUD
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More cars. Still, a pittance compared to his antique rug and fancy suit bills.pic.twitter.com/CWIFHleckL
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If you guessed the item Manafort spent BY FAR the least on would be household labor, collect your winnings.pic.twitter.com/ZjN3xC84Sx
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Tony Podesta's cameo.
#BipartisanCorruptInfluencePeddlingpic.twitter.com/G4noSZ42LU
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Wonder what percentage of AirBNB properties are similar money laundering vehicles?pic.twitter.com/jJxvFFnoHC
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Hopefully this will cause significant heartburn for all the corrupt influence peddlers in DC.pic.twitter.com/COYD5kw2J5
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This is also the basis for a false statements charge, just in case novel idea of enforcing foreign registry laws doesn't work.pic.twitter.com/O3MYXzsLJL
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Damn you Bob Mueller, you're going to take those fancy suits right off Paul Manafort's back?!?! At least leave him his $1M in antique rugs!pic.twitter.com/pOK29CHeqx
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In summary, the indictment goes pretty easy on poor Paul (except for the bit abt forfeiting the fancy suits and rugs). A good first hand.
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2 takeaways: By including Tony Podesta in here, Mueller shields himself fr partisanship claims. Manafort can flip w/o hurting "credibility"
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Proposal: It ought to be a federal crime to launder 50X as much money thru your antique rug shop as thru your household labor.
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