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Millions of people in the U.S. are appalled by the crimes & corruption of #PaulManafort, Donald Trump's campaign manager. Manafort used his wealth, his privilege & his position as a lawyer, to perpetrate crimes & corruption that have harmed people throughout the world. THREAD.
Many of these crimes were ongoing until quite recently & were committed while he was the chair of Trump's campaign. It was fitting that Trump selected Manafort as his chairman because both men are dishonest and unscrupulous criminals.
Manafort betrayed the legal profession. He betrayed the State of Connecticut. He betrayed the United States. He betrayed humanity.
Manafort was convicted of 5 counts of tax fraud, 2 counts of bank fraud, 1 count of failure to disclose a foreign bank account, conspiracy against the US & conspiracy to obstruct justice.
On August 16, 2016 I reported to the Internal Revenue Service that #PaulManafort had engaged in tax evasion. He was ultimately convicted of these offenses. scribd.com/document/32191…
Trump has repeatedly suggested that he may pardon #PaulManafort even though Manafort is a convicted criminal & a disbarred lawyer. Manafort & Trump were friends before Trump's campaign. As criminals, they are drawn to one another. Trump insists Manafort is a "good man."
