PanAm Podcast: Manafort Indictment Reveals Tax Evasion, Doesn't Bolster Russia Trump Collusion Case

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Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort was indicted today on twelve counts; chief among these were charges of money laundering, tax evasion, and failing to register as an agent of a foreign government. The charges are serious, but they do not in any way relate to the Russia Trump Collusion investigation, and in that sense Donald Trump can breathe a sigh of relief. Fundamentally, Manafort stands accused of hiding his lobbying work for the Ukrainian government, and then laundering the money through offshore bank accounts in order to avoid paying taxes on said income. In total he wired $18 million to the US. While Manafort's indictment will be a let-down to the Trump-haters who had hoped for me, it nevertheless reveals bad judgment on the part of Trump. How did Manafort obtain the position of campaign manager with all the ethical baggage and rumors swirling around him?