The President denied any knowledge about meeting with Russia. His Attorney General also denied this claim.
Furthermore he has asked that the DOJ look into Hillary Clinton. Trump had also cited firing Jeff Sessions if he doesn’t do more to prosecute Democrats.
Paul Manafort who tried to discredit Mueller’s investigation finds himself in more hot water. Mueller had revealed documents showing a connection between Manafort and Russian mobsters.
Manafort’s close ties to Trump still affected his credibility. But as new information on Hillary surfaced he sought to put the focus on her.
Manafort’s Connections
“This indictment strongly indicates the existence of a previously unknown relationship between an alleged Russian organized crime leader and Mr. Manafort,” said Martin Sheil. Sheil is a retired criminal investigator for the IRS.
But Paul Manafort’s attorney Kevin Downing said that the indictment is funny.
Downing said “the second thing about this indictment that I, myself, find most ridiculous is a claim that maintaining offshore accounts to bring all your funds into the United States, as a scheme to conceal from the United States government, is ridiculous.”
He seemed to be implying that the charges are bogus. Nevertheless Downing would have to prove that Manafort is innocent.
All the while Mueller is yet to show any concrete evidence of Trump interfering in elections.
