Jason Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Advisers objected to John Dowd’s efforts to divert funds and solicit donors for former Trump aides, citing impropriety Quote A top lawyer for President Trump this year sought to help pay legal fees for Paul Manafort and Richard Gates, initially trying to divert money from the White House legal defense fund and later soliciting donors and pledging $25,000 of his own. In both cases, the president’s advisers objected to the lawyer’s actions over concerns it could appear aimed at stopping the two former aides from cooperating with investigators. John Dowd, who at the time was heading Mr. Trump’s legal team, at the start of the year told associates of the president he wanted to direct money from the legal defense fund set up for White House officials and campaign aides to the lawyers for Messrs. Manafort and Gates, according to people familiar with the matter. The pair had pleaded not guilty to charges of tax, bank and lobbying violations in the fall of 2017. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chairslinger Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 A post I made yesterday in the Manafort thread.... Quote Small point here. While the Manafort plea holds all kinds of potential for the collusion case, it's kind of amazing how rarely mentioned it is that there is a very good chance he also holds a potential smoking gun for obstruction. Remember the story earlier this year about Dowd floating a pardon to Manafort in exchange for silence? Do you know who would be in a position to confirm that the president's lawyer was authorized to offer Paul Manafort a bribe to obstruct justice? Paul Manafort. Dowd getting setup as the fall guy on efforts to silence Manafort? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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