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BREAKING: Paul Manafort is found guilty on eight counts in fraud trial, including felonies of tax evasion, bank fraud and failing to file a foreign bank account. What a day for the rule of law. nytimes.com/2018/08/21/us/…
No witch hunt here.

It’s past time for President Trump to stand down on his attacks on the Mueller investigation and accede to the rule of law. citizen.org/media/press-re… nbcnews.com/news/all/manaf…
If Trump pardons Paul Manafort, 350,000 Americans in more than 900 cities are ready to take to the streets to assert that nobody is above the law.

Sign up to find a rapid response protest near you, or organize your own: TrumpIsNotAboveTheLaw.org
We need to be ready: TrumpIsNotAboveTheLaw.org talkingpointsmemo.com/news/giuliani-…
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When the Trump administration undertakes pointless and intellectually embarrassing initiatives, we should be glad. Because it means they didn’t do something evil and of consequence. Which bring us to today’s WH report, “Opportunity Costs of Socialism.” 1/ whitehouse.gov/wp-content/upl…
The report overtly adopts Milton Friedman’s framework: Only good spending is by you, for you (p10). A great argument against public schools, libraries, police, firefighting, NIH, Medicare and parks. 2/
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Saudi Arabia has poured money into Trump’s operations and curried favor with $ since he’s been president. THREAD.
The Saudi embassy has spent at least $270,000 at Trump’s Washington hotel since the November 2016 election, and the royal family has spent big money at his Chicago and New York hotels since he became president.
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In 2015, Trump boasted about his business dealings with the Saudis: “Saudi Arabia, I get along with all of them. They buy apartments from me. They spend $40 million, $50 million. Am I supposed to dislike them? I like them very much."
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Almost every sentence in Trump's USA Today op-ed attacking Medicare for All contained a misleading statement or falsehood. Let's set the record straight.

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Medicare for All would not “end Medicare as we know it and take away benefits that seniors have paid for all their lives.” It's called Medicare for All because it would take the program and expand it to everyone. Seniors’ benefits would not be taken away – they would be improved.
Medicare for All won't cost $32.6 trillion over 10 years, b/c it will introduce savings not accounted for in the study Trump cites. But even if it did, that would be LESS than projections for our current system, which also leaves tens of millions of Americans without coverage.
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BREAKING: Paul Manafort will plead guilty in federal court today as part of a plea agreement with Mueller. fxn.ws/2QuZtW9
BREAKING: Special Counsel’s Office files superseding information against Paul Manafort, i.e. a plea is expected.
The witches are out tonight.
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It's been a stunning day of news, even for 2018.

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In a major victory for special counsel Mueller, former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was found guilty on eight counts of tax and bank fraud charges.

Legal experts say he likely faces seven to 10 years in prison under federal sentencing guidelines. wapo.st/2MGqjMe
Less than 30 minutes later, Trump’s ex-lawyer Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to eight violations of banking, tax and campaign finance laws.

Cohen told a federal judge that he worked to silence two women before the 2016 election at the direction of Trump. wapo.st/2MEVKq2
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Trump: Day 578
-Manafort Found Guilty on 8 Counts
-M Cohen Pleads Guilty to 8 Counts
-Un-indicted Co-Conspirator in Case
-GOP Rep & Wife Indicted on Fraud
-Ties Sec Clearances to Being "Nice"
-EPA Plan Will Prematurely Kill 1,400
-Seeks a Safe Space in West Virginia
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Day 683 since Donald Trump admitted to sexual assault — yet he’s still in the Oval Office
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Day 535 of NO EVIDENCE produced by Trump that his phones were tapped by Obama.

The FISA warrant Trump referenced targeted Carter Page. #TrumpLies
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Today will go down in infamy.

Donald Trump, the president of the United States, has been implicated as an unindicted co-conspirator in a crime.

The walls are closing in:
1. He has been personally implicated in a crime.
2. His campaign has been exposed as a criminal enterprise.
It can’t be overstated how significant this is to happen to a sitting United States president. This hasn’t happened since Nixon before he resigned.

Trump stands accused of directing an illegal conspiracy to benefit his campaign and influence the election.
Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, pleaded guilty to breaking the law by paying off an adult film actress at the direction of Trump for the purpose of influencing the 2016 election.

Cohen also pleaded guilty to multiple counts of tax evasion and bank fraud.
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😡😬On November 6, 2016, in desperation and trying to stop the inevitable insanity, I explained how #MichaelFlynn , #PaulManafort, #CarterPage, #FellixSater and #DonaldTrump are connected with #Russia and work for the #Kremlin. crossingenres.com/what-fbi-cant-…
As of August 21, 2018: 1. #Flynn: About to be sentenced but is still waiting as Mueller’s team "could believe Flynn has more information that is useful to the investigation...politico.com/story/2018/08/…
#Manafort: "found guilty on eight counts of fraud. Jury said it could not reach consensus on the other 10 charges against him. The charges carry a maximum sentence of decades in prison" theguardian.com/us-news/2018/a…
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Manafort Trial Day 16: The jury is set to begin its fourth day of deliberations at 9:30am. We haven't gotten any questions from the jurors since the first day, so it's tough to guess where they're at. On yesterday's (non)excitement:
The jury went out to deliberate at 9:37 am (by my watch). No other business was discussed and the judge recessed. Now we wait. Stay tuned.
UPDATE: The Manafort jury may be having trouble reaching a consensus. They sent out a note asking: if they could not reach a consensus "on a single count," how should they fill out the verdict form, and what did that mean for the final verdict? Nothing is final yet, however
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