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https://www.rawstory.com/2017/09/manafort-planning-to-leave-us-as-muellers-team-prepares-to-indict-him-in-russia-probe/amp/Paul Manafort is planning to leave the country soon, after he was reportedly notified that he will be indicted by federal prosecutors working for special counsel Robert Mueller.
The former campaign chairman for President Donald Trump has been targeted by investigators probing alleged Russian interference in the U.S. election, and a New York Times report revealed he had continued lobbying on behalf of foreign interests.
Right around the time Manaforts home was raided before dawn by federal agents, the newspaper reported, he started working for groups allied with Iraqs Kurdish minority to promote a referendum for independence thats officially opposed by the U.S.
Federal prosecutors warned Manafort afterward that they planned to indict him and the former campaign chairman began making plans to travel overseas.
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paging Mr. Mueller...
bearsfootball516
(6,378 posts)And he knows it. Seriously, making plans to leave the country immediately after finding out about the indictment? He couldn't look more guilty if he tried.
brush
(53,978 posts)Him being overseas would make it easier for him to have an accident like all those dead Russians Putin has left in his wake.
TheBlackAdder
(28,261 posts).
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world wide wally
(21,762 posts)global1
(25,298 posts)certainot
(9,090 posts)ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)And I got in trouble only a couple days ago for asking what Mueller would do if something happened to Manafort.
BigmanPigman
(51,674 posts)posts on DU. I found that out twice. Since then I am very cautious so I don't get another warning.
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)Someone just told me I was peddling conspiracy theories because I started it with "what would happen if Manafort fell on a bullet?" But the central issue I was getting at was the very real possibility of Manafort being taken out of the picture by whatever means and leaving Mueller without live testimony.
Here it is: https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029610752
BigmanPigman
(51,674 posts)ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)I was trying to be dramatic. I went back and added the edit, but it didn't matter. I even explained to the poster who poo pooed me that the circumstances of his possible disappearance were not what concerned me. Oh well. Next time around, I'll word more carefully.
BigmanPigman
(51,674 posts)misinterpreted by someone...oh well....
certainot
(9,090 posts)it must be a concern for some of putin's associates
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)But I really wanted to know what Mueller would do if he could no longer interview Manafort. Still nobody could answer what it meant for the investigation or eventual prosecution.
pnwmom
(109,025 posts)Madam45for2923
(7,178 posts)erronis
(15,470 posts)Passports are just like tax forms. Only the honest sheep use them.
You can easily leave the US on lots of documents. A bit harder to get back in, but not really if you have friends.
If an individual is a target of some organization with enough resources, that individual can be controlled - no matter the location.
Final disposition can be a slap on the wrist or several varieties of terminal conditions.
If you get into the business of playing with monsters, expect your due rewards.
Evergreen Emerald
(13,071 posts)fleur-de-lisa
(14,629 posts)Pretty tough choice: stay in the US and wait for the inevitable indictment or go abroad where Putin can get to him more easily.
Don't dring any tea while abroad, Paulie Walnuts!
Iggo
(47,599 posts)fleur-de-lisa
(14,629 posts)Iggo
(47,599 posts)TheBlackAdder
(28,261 posts)KY_EnviroGuy
(14,502 posts)haveahart
(905 posts)Thrill
(19,178 posts)to get out of Dodge as well
C Moon
(12,227 posts)Or, does the thought of more money and power just blind them that much?
Crazy!
Iggo
(47,599 posts)They had no clue how far out of their depth they actually were.
ffr
(22,681 posts)Seeking political asylum in his mother country I suppose.
George II
(67,782 posts)....imagine trying to escape justice in the US by going to freaking Iraq??
grantcart
(53,061 posts)blogslut
(38,024 posts)When I clicked the link I noticed the word "may" in the headline:
Manafort may plan to leave US as Muellers team prepares to indict him in Russia probe
The writer is hypothesizing that Manafort will go to Iraq for an upcoming referendum vote on Kurdish independence. The headline, like so many Raw Story headlines, is alarmist, citation-weak and click-baity.
Here is the NYT article from which the writer gleaned his theory:
https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/09/20/us/politics/manafort-kurdish-referendum.html
greatauntoftriplets
(175,776 posts)Turbineguy
(37,420 posts)Has a nice airport.
B Stieg
(2,410 posts)beachbum bob
(10,437 posts)and confiscate all their assets...running aint going to stop this at all