Quote: Cincinnatus wrote in post #3

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I got to thinking about this developed my own little fantasy about it.

You will note his supposed illegal activities took place primarily between 2006 and 2015. That means during a 3 year period under GW with the bulk of it occurring during the reign of Obama. So if most of it occurred during the Obama years, that might mean any acts of collusion, or official malfeasance, had to take place within those years. Could it be the charges were intended to reveal the illegal acts of the Obama administration and not the Trump? Could it be I have started smoking that funny stuff again?

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Maybe not a fantasy ...

Report: Podesta Group Is Company ‘B’ in Manafort Indictment
by Kristina Wong30 Oct 2017

"The indictment referred to two companies that Manafort and Gates hired on behalf of a pro-Russian Ukrainian organization — “Company A” and “Company B.” NBC News confirmed that “Company A” is Mercury Public Affairs, and “Company B” is the Podesta Group.

Hours after the indictment was unsealed Monday morning, Tony Podesta, co-founder and chairman of the Podesta Group resigned from his position, as first reported by Politico. Podesta founded the firm with his brother John Podesta, who served as Hillary Clinton’s campaign chairman.

The report noted that Monday’s indictment also “provides a glimpse into the material special prosecutor Robert Mueller has corroborated on” Mercury and the Podesta Group, and “the potential legal repercussions both groups could face.”

NBC News reported last week that Podesta and the Podesta Group became a subject of Mueller’s probe into Russian interference and possible collusion in the election."
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/...ort-indictment/


Podesta Group Plays Key Role In Manafort Indictment
Peter Hasson
Associate Editor
2:19 PM 10/30/2017

"Manafort and Gates chose two companies, identified as Company A and Company B in the indictment, to lobby on behalf of the European Centre for a Modern Ukraine, a European nonprofit that officials say was created as a mouthpiece for the Party of Regions. Previous news reports have indicated that the two companies are the Podesta Group and Mercury LLC.

The head of the Podesta Group, Tony Podesta, resigned from the group on Monday amid increasing attention from special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian influence operations. Tony’s brother, John Podesta, served as Hillary Clinton’s campaign chair during the 2016 election.

The two companies were aware that they were lobbying on behalf of the Ukrainian government and worked with Manafort to conceal their foreign lobbying activities from the public, according to the indictment. "
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/30/podest...ort-indictment/