Paul Manafort Surrenders To FBI

“Manafort also used these offshore accounts to purchase multi-million dollar properties in the United States.”

“Gates aided Manafort in obtaining money from these offshore accounts to pay for his personal expenses.”

“Manafort and Gates repeatedly provided false information to finanicial bookkeepers, tax accountants, and legal counsel, among others.”

What Happens Now?

As the press covers the indictment of Manafort and Gates, Democrats have eagerly shared their take on the matter. Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer made the following statement moments ago:

“These reported indictments show that the special counsel’s probe is ongoing in a very serious way. The rule of law is paramount in America and the investigation must be allowed to proceed unimpeded.”

House Minority leader Nancy Pelosi linked the indictment to the unproven theory that Russia meddled in last year’s election:

“Even with an accelerating Special Counsel investigation inside the Justice Department, and investigations inside the Republican Congress, we still need an outside, fully independent investigation to expose Russia’s meddling in our election and the involvement of Trump officials. Defending the integrity of our democracy demands that Congress look forward to counter Russian aggression and prevent future meddling with our elections.“