I tend to think it is a big deal, especially when it becomes a norm....
George Nader - foreign policy advisor was a pedo who pled guilty to possession of child pornography, lying to investigators and sex trafficking. "Only the finest" Trump says.
George Papadopoulos - got a short sentence for lying to the FBI about his Russia conversations and some crazy-ass Maltese professor.
Roger Stone - criminally convicted on seven counts of obstruction of a congressional investigation, five counts of making false statements to Congress, and tampering with a witness by a Washington jury in Nov. of 2019.
Paul Manafort - campaign chairman convicted of tax fraud and bank fraud then pled to conspiracy, money laundering, acting as an unregistered foreign agent, lying to investigators and witness tampering. 7 1/2 years sentence.
Michael Cohen - three-year sentence for paying off a porn star using election money, lying to Congress about Trump involvement in a proposed Moscow project where he subsequently implicated DJT as the one who directed the lie.
Ricky Gates - he was the deputy chairman who pled guilty to conspiracy charges and lying to the FBI. Gates got a light sentence after agreeing to cooperate with Mueller on his investigation of Manafort.
Michael Flynn - former lt. general was the shortest-lived national security advisor in the history of the WH. Flynn pled guilty to lying to the FBI about his communications with Russia prior to Trump taking office.
Elliott Broidy - yet another unregistered agent selling their access/influence to the highest bidder. Broidy was one of Trump's top fundraisers and an advisor to the 2016 campaign. He was paid millions by a Malaysian group to intervene on their behalf to stop a fraud investigation. Fraudsters seem to be drawn to Trump types like moth's to a flame.
Steve Bannon - Charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering. This was a good one - he funneled money from the nonprofit he established to a shell company controlled by one of his co-conspirators which paid him in excess of $1 mln. He got off didn't he via a pardon by Trump. Interesting isn't it that Bannon was arrested on a yacht owned by a Chinese businessman - y'all should follow up on that connection.
Tom Barrack - another influence peddler... this time for the UAE. Indicted for fraud, lying to investigators, money laundering, etc. This was the "wish list" guy.
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