BLAME it on “The Godfather”. For days the political village in Washington, DC has been consumed by the wrong argument about Robert Mueller, the special counsel tasked with investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election. It began on October 30th when Mr Mueller, a former FBI boss, unveiled his first criminal charges against members of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. Partisans and pundits responded by squabbling about who is the bigger villain: Mr Trump, or his erstwhile rival, Hillary Clinton?
Mr Mueller’s investigation charged the former Trump campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, and his business partner, Rick Gates, with a scheme to conceal some $20m, much of it earned for lobbying work in Ukraine undertaken for pro-Russian interests. The indictments—to which both men plead not guilty—allege Mr Manafort spent millions on Range Rovers and landscaping at properties in Florida, Manhattan and the Hamptons (he also dropped $934,000 at an antique rug shop, $849,000 on...Continue reading
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