Posted on 07/30/2018 9:49:10 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
President Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort earned more than $60 million working for Russian-backed Ukraine politicians, special counsel Robert Mueller said in a new court filing Monday.
Mueller said government prosecutors expect to prove that Manafort earned the money and failed to report a significant percentage of it on his tax returns. The filing is the first time a tally of Manafort's earnings in Ukraine has been revealed.
“No ‘pay stubs’ or ‘paychecks’ reflect that income, rather, the invoices and bills submitted by various consultants provide proof on that issue,” he said in the filing.
“Accordingly, to prove that Manafort earned that much income, the government must be able to show the extent of the work that he performed for Ukraine.”
Mueller is fighting Manafort’s request for the court to exclude more than 50 trial exhibits that relate to his political consulting work in Ukraine between 2005 and 2014.
Mueller said the challenged exhibits, which include a memoranda, emails and photos reflecting tasks performed, are relevant to establish the extent of Manafort’s work.
The filing comes a day before Manafort’s trial on bank and tax fraud charges is set to begin.
Mueller said government prosecutors expect to prove that Manafort earned the money and failed to report a significant percentage of it on his tax returns.
And...?
If true, he’s effed. Oh well, don’t do the crime if you can’t do the time. Don’t do it!
How much as Mueller bilked the US taxpayers so far?
So it’s a crime to consult in Ukraine?
Where else is it a crime to consult?
I’d like to know so that I can avoid being placed in solitary confinement prior to being convicted of a crime.
Bobo Mueller might as well be trying to find Bigfoot.
Forgot to ask how many of the millions/billions did Zero and his twin, Kerry, skim off the Iranian pallets?
Vice President Joe Biden’s son joins Ukraine gas company
https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-echochambers-27403003
I don’t see Mueller Prosecuting the Clinton Crime family for not only taking hundreds of millions of dollars but they never reported that monetary gain to the IRS either.
What are they waiting for?
And how much did Biden’s carpetbagger boy take from the Ukies after the putsch?
No, working for Ukraine is perfectly fine. Earning $60 million and not paying taxes on it is the crime. He’s on trial for bank and tax fraud.
It was for their “charity”. Yeah sure.
“How much as Mueller bilked the US taxpayers so far?”
Excellent question. Investigate these weasels as long and as hard. Bet they all end up in the net.
Small potatoes.
He's still $340 million short of Hillary Clinton's last unreported Pay-For-Play payoff from Russia.
” pay stubs”
Please
Show us the “ pay stubs’ the Podestas got for lobbying for years directly for Putin via for Russia’s largest bank Sberbank
Shouldnt this be an IRS matter? Not a Mueller trial?
Assuming this was over several years - where were IRS auditors?
Ukraine? You mean the country that hates Russia and meddled in the U.S. elections? Where is Russia, Russia, Russia in all this?
“Wow. 60 million. Wish the Russians or any body else for that matter would pay me 60 mil for something.”
Can U pass for Bill or Hillary ?...LOL
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